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| catkin |
a dense, drooping cluster of small flowers growing in rows on a spike, as on a willow tree. |
| fireweed |
any of various wild plants that grow easily in clearings caused by fire, such as willow herb. |
| pussy willow |
a small North American willow with large, velvety, silver-gray catkins. [1/2 definitions] |
| weeping willow |
an ornamental Asian willow, having long, slender, drooping branches and narrow leaves. |
| wicker |
a flexible twig or shoot of willow or other long, woody strip. [1/3 definitions] |
| withe |
a strong pliable twig or stem, esp. of a willow, used as a binding. |
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