HyperDic: willow_family

English > 1 sense of the expression willow family:
NOUNplantwillow family, Salicaceae, family Salicaceaetwo genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins
English > willow family: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningTwo genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus.
SynonymsSalicaceae, family Salicaceae
Member ofSalicales, order Salicalescoextensive with the family Salicaceae
MembersPopulus, genus PopulusA genus of trees of the family Salicaceae that is found in the northern hemisphere
Salix, genus SalixA large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees
Broaderhamamelid dicot familyfamily of mostly woody dicotyledonous flowering plants with flowers often unisexual and often borne in catkins
Spanishsalicáceas
CatalanSalicaceae, salicàcia, salicàcies

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