any tree or shrub of the genus Salix, characterized by narrow, lance-shaped leaves and dense catkins bearing small flowers, many species having tough, pliable twigs or branches used for wickerwork, etc. Compare willow family .

the wood of any of these trees.

Informal . something, esp. a cricket bat, made of willow wood.

Also called willower , willy. a machine consisting essentially of a cylinder armed with spikes revolving within a spiked casing, for opening and cleaning cotton or other fiber.

to treat (textile fibers) with a willow.

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itea , osier , shrub , tree , wood