noun
Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
• Syn: ↑red willow, ↑red osier, ↑basket willow, ↑purple osier, ↑Salix purpurea
• Hypernyms: ↑osier
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix
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noun : a Eurasian osier willow (Salix purpurea) having a bark rich in tannin and salicin — called also purple osier
Useful english dictionary. 2012.