osier
Noun
- Flexible twig of a willow tree (synset 113185399)
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Any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture (synset 112746281)
is a type of: willow, willow tree - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salixsubtypes:
- golden willow, salix alba vitellina, salix vitellina - European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry
- almond willow, black hollander, salix amygdalina, salix triandra - Old World willow with light green leaves cultivated for use in basketry
- basket willow, purple osier, purple willow, red osier, red willow, salix purpurea - Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
- common osier, hemp willow, salix viminalis, velvet osier - willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry
belongs to: genus salix, salix - a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
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