willows

wil*low

noun

{bc}any of a genus ({it}Salix{/it} of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals

pussy willow

noun

{bc}a willow (such as the North American {it}Salix discolor{/it}) having large cylindrical silky catkins

weeping willow

noun

{bc}an Asian willow ({it}Salix babylonica{/it}) introduced into North America that has slender pendent branches