noun
two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
• Syn: ↑Salicaceae, ↑family Salicaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salicales, ↑order Salicales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix, ↑Populus, ↑genus Populus
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the plant family Salicaceae, characterized by deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, hairy catkins of male and female flowers on separate plants, and capsular fruit, and including the aspen, cottonwood, poplar, and willow.
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willow family,
a group of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, bearing small flowers in aments or catkins. The family includes the willows and poplars.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.