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willow

noun verb

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.

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Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
W
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
12
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈwɪl.əʊ/ /ˈwɪloʊ/

Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.

  2. The wood of these trees.

  3. A cricket bat.

  4. (1800s) The baseball bat.

  5. A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.

verb

  1. To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow.

  2. To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow.

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