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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A deciduous tree of the willow family, ''Salix babylonica'', native to China. Weeping willow trees have long, slender drooping branches. The branches have been used for wattle and basketmaking. See [ | + | A deciduous tree of the willow family, ''Salix babylonica'', native to China. Weeping willow trees have long, slender drooping branches. The branches have been used for wattle and basketmaking. See [[willow|willow]]. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 13:13, 10 May 2016
Description
A deciduous tree of the willow family, Salix babylonica, native to China. Weeping willow trees have long, slender drooping branches. The branches have been used for wattle and basketmaking. See Willow.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Salix babylonic; saule pleureur (Fr.); sauce llorón (Esp.)
Sources Checked for Data in Record
- Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
- Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
- The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
- Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "willow." Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 Oct. 2004 .