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VELVET OSIER

Dictionary entry overview: What does velvet osier mean?

• VELVET OSIER (noun)
The noun VELVET OSIER has 1 sense:

1. willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry

Familiarity information: VELVET OSIER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• VELVET OSIER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

common osier; hemp willow; Salix viminalis; velvet osier

Hypernyms ("velvet osier" is a kind of...):

osier (any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture)

Holonyms ("velvet osier" is a member of...):

genus Salix; Salix (a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)

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