| 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. | |
