salix

noun

ˈsāliks,

ˈsal-

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Salicaceae) of shrubs and trees that have the bracts of the catkin entire and only 2 to 10 stamens and that are widely distributed in temperate and cold regions compare osier sense 1, populus , sallow, willow

2

plural salices

ˈsaləˌsēz,

ˈsāl-

: any plant of the genus Salix

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, willow

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