Kilmarnock willow

noun

Kil·​mar·​nock willow

(ˈ)kil¦märnək-

: a small Old World willow that is a variety (Salix caprea pendula) of the great sallow with crooked pendulous branches

Word History

Etymology

from Kilmarnock, burgh in Ayr county, Scotland

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