Willows

Word WILLOWS
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Definitions and meanings of "Willows"

What do we mean by willows?

Any of various deciduous trees or shrubs in the genus Salix, in the willow family Salicaceae, found primarily on moist soils in cooler zones in the northern hemisphere.

The wood of these trees.

A cricket bat.

(1800s) The baseball bat.

A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads.

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The word "willows" in example sentences

The wind in the willows is the whisperings of a fairy in the ear of a poet. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The willows were a living example of it; they had copied the sand octopus, and by so doing had become the most invincible beings along that dreadful coast. ❋ Aldiss, Brian (1962)

The snow was trampled by the booted feet of children; a banana skin lay close to a bitten-into bologna sandwich; and under the willows was a tiny pond criss-crossed with skate marks. ❋ Harriette Arnow (1954)

Beyond the willows was a higher ground, covered with a mesquite thicket, with cattle trails winding under the thorny trees. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

A splash of blue fire in the willows was a blue bird's wing. ❋ Jackson Gregory (1912)

_The custom (which we hope does not very generally obtain) of sending green ribbons, called willows, tied round bridal cards, to rejected suitors of the bride, is no doubt derived from that alluded to by Shakspeare and Herrick, and especially Fuller, who tell us the willow ❋ Various (1852)

In recent decades, it has spread along Southwestern riverbanks, replacing native trees such as willows and cottonwoods ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Conifers, most riparian trees (such as willows and sycamores), oaks, and grasses are all wind-pollinated. ❋ Unknown (2009)

With fewer elk near the water, plants that normally grow there, such as willows, can grow taller. ❋ Unknown (2007)

When the hive has been delivered to them clean and empty, they build their waxen cells, bringing in the juice of all kinds of flowers and the ‘tears’ or exuding sap of trees, such as willows and elms and such others as are particularly given to the exudation of gum. ❋ Unknown (2002)

These consist in making open ditches, and thus relieving them of their superabundance of water, or in planting certain kinds of trees, such as willows and poplars. ❋ Charles Morton Aikman (N/A)

The name is said to mean "willows," and it was given the village because the god Itsikama'hidic promised that the villagers should become as numerous as the willows of the Missouri river. ❋ Unknown (1917)

The only difference is, that the almond trees are in full blossom, and some few other trees, such as willows, &c. in leaf; the wheat is about half a foot to a foot high: The day was delightfully mild; and as we drove along, we met numberless groups of peasants who lined the road, and were anxiously waiting for their Prince passing by. ❋ Archibald Alison (1829)

You are telling me ... good lord there were a couple of scenes where "willows" boobs were like WOW .. here THEY ARE! ❋ Unknown (2010)

As the pond grows, the area's soil chemistry changes and water tolerant trees such as willows and alders, invade. ❋ Unknown (2009)

As tamarisk grows and begins needing more water, the weed can threaten native plant life such as willows and cottonwoods. ❋ Unknown (2009)

A biomass shortage could bring pressure on forest managers to cultivate plantations of fast-growing species such as willows and aspen at the expense of pines and hardwoods native to the region, Roberson said.

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