Akademik

red willow

noun

Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin

• Syn: ↑purple willow, ↑red osier, ↑basket willow, ↑purple osier, ↑Salix purpurea

• Hypernyms: ↑osier

• Member Holonyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix

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noun

1. : any of several willows (as a sandbar willow) with reddish or purplish twigs; especially : purple willow

2.

a. : silky cornel

b. : red osier 2

Useful english dictionary. 2012.