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Definition of Salix viminalis

Salix viminalis
Withy With"y, n.; pl. Withies. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[=i]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[=i]da, Icel. v[=i]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf. Wine, Withe.] 1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a) . 2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
Salix viminalis
Osier O"sier, n. [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil, aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.) (a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream. --Shak. Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown for basket making. [Eng.] Red osier. (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). (b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel.

Meaning of Salix viminalis from wikipedia

- Salix viminalis, the basket willow, common osier or osier, is a species of willow native to Europe, Western Asia, and the Himalayas. Salix viminalis is...
- common, notably with Salix cinerea (S. × reichardtii), Salix aurita (S. × multinervis), Salix viminalis (S. × smithiana), and Salix purpurea (S. × sordida)...
- typical species include Salix acutifolia, Salix daphnoides, Salix × mollissima, Salix purpurea, Salix triandra, and Salix viminalis. Places such as Wythenshawe...
- if any, is not reported. Salix triandra readily forms natural hybrids with Salix viminalis, the hybrid being named Salix × mollissima Hoffm. ex Elwert...
- Willow or osier, a genus of deciduous trees and shrubs Common osier (Salix viminalis), a species of willow Red osier (Cornus sericea), a species of flowering...
- – hybrid willows Salix tetra**** Roxb. – Indian willow Salix triandra L. – almond willow or almond-leaved willow Salix viminalis L. – common osier...
- alba Populus euphratica Populus nigra var. afghanica Salix alba Salix daphnoides Salix viminalis Sapindaceae Acer campestre Acer cappadoci**** Acer hyrcanum...
- Salix are recognised by Plants of the World Online: Salix abscondita Lacksch. Salix acmophylla Boiss. Salix acutifolia Willd. – violet willow Salix aegyptiaca...
- tendency to strangle other plants, mainly osiers or basket willows (Salix viminalis), like a wolf does a sheep. Hops could be seen growing over these willows...
- basket making, fish-traps, and other purposes. The willow species Salix viminalis, known as the "common osier" was typically, although not exclusively...