HyperDic: genus_salix

English > 1 sense of the expression genus Salix:
NOUNplantgenus Salix, Salixa large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees
English > genus Salix: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows.
SynonymSalix
Member ofSalicaceae, family Salicaceae, willow familyTwo genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins
MembersSitka willow, silky willow, Salix sitchensissmall shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)
Wisconsin weeping willow, Salix pendulina, Salix blanda, Salix pendulina blandaHybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit
almond willow, black Hollander, Salix triandra, Salix amygdalinaOld World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
arctic willow, Salix arcticaLow creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America
arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepisshrubby willow of the western United States
balsam willow, Salix pyrifoliasmall shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam / balsam when crushed
bay willow, laurel willow, Salix pentandraEuropean willow tree with shining leathery leaves
bearberry willow, Salix uva-ursiDwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions / regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base
common osier, hemp willow, velvet osier, Salix viminaliswillow with long flexible twigs used in basketry
crack willow, brittle willow, snap willow, Salix fragilislarge willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
creeping willow, Salix repenssmall trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated
cricket-bat willow, Salix alba caeruleaEurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches
dwarf grey willow, dwarf gray willow, sage willow, Salix tristisWillow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
dwarf willow, Salix herbaceawidely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
goat willow, florist's willow, pussy willow, Salix capreaMuch-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
golden willow, Salix alba vitellina, Salix vitellinaEuropean willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry
grey willow, gray willow, Salix cinereaEurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs
hoary willow, sage willow, Salix candidaNorth American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
osierAny of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
peachleaf willow, peach-leaved willow, almond-leaves willow, Salix amygdaloideswillow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
prairie willow, Salix humilisSlender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America
purple willow, red willow, red osier, basket willow, purple osier, Salix purpureaEurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
pussy willow, Salix discolorsmall willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
sallowAny of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins
shining willow, Salix lucidaCommon North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves
silver willow, silky willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericeaNorth American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
swamp willow, black willow, Salix nigraNorth American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
weeping willow, Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonicawillow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China
white willow, Huntingdon willow, Salix albalarge willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark
willow, willow treeAny of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
Broaderhamamelid dicot genusgenus of mostly woody relatively primitive dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Spanishgenus salix, salix
Catalangenus salix, salix, Salix, Salze

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