1
: any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals
2
: an object made of willow wood
especially
: a cricket bat
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During the four-year project, the tribe will remove invasive species and replant 45,000 native trees, like cottonwood, willow and mesquite to restore 390 acres of the river's historic floodplain close to the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
In addition, drought conditions have weakened fast-growing trees such as sugar maples, box elders, willows which are most prone to losing limbs, Megna said.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Then the arms and legs bud out like willow catkins and the spine begins to straighten.
—Lori Vogt Rosone, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Allergenic trees include alder, birch, cedar, horse chestnut, oak poplar and willow.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
Over the past decade, the cottonwoods and willows that were planted have grown into a forest that teems with wildlife.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
The researchers assessed riparian habitat to study the impacts of elk browsing on willow growth in northern parts of Yellowstone.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Cleland worked with Anderson Landscaping to add more than a dozen ‘Blue Ice’ Arizona cypresses, desert willows, manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’, mountain mahogany, pink and white oleanders, and New Mexican desert olive in addition to three purpleleaf plum trees.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
Cottonwoods and seep willows sprouted in areas that were once underwater.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
The Arizona Republic, 21 Mar. 2024
In addition, drought conditions have weakened fast-growing trees such as sugar maples, box elders, willows which are most prone to losing limbs, Megna said.
—Karl Ebert, Journal Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2024
Then the arms and legs bud out like willow catkins and the spine begins to straighten.
—Lori Vogt Rosone, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Allergenic trees include alder, birch, cedar, horse chestnut, oak poplar and willow.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 29 Feb. 2024
Over the past decade, the cottonwoods and willows that were planted have grown into a forest that teems with wildlife.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
The researchers assessed riparian habitat to study the impacts of elk browsing on willow growth in northern parts of Yellowstone.
—Sage Marshall, Field & Stream, 15 Feb. 2024
Cleland worked with Anderson Landscaping to add more than a dozen ‘Blue Ice’ Arizona cypresses, desert willows, manzanita ‘Dr Hurd’, mountain mahogany, pink and white oleanders, and New Mexican desert olive in addition to three purpleleaf plum trees.
—Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 30 Jan. 2024
Cottonwoods and seep willows sprouted in areas that were once underwater.
—Margaret Osborne, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Willow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/willow. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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