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willow | |
1. n. 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. | |
2. n. The wood of these trees. | |
3. n. (cricket, colloquial) A cricket bat. | |
4. n. (baseball, slang) The baseball bat. | |
5. n. A rotating spiked drum used to open and clean cotton heads. | |
6. v. To open and cleanse (cotton, flax, wool, etc.) by means of a willow. | |
7. v. (intransitive) To form a shape or move in a way similar to the long, slender branches of a willow. | |