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bitter willow

bitter willow noun: any member of the species Salix eleagnos, an erect bushy deciduous flowering shrub native to central and southern Europe and southwest Asia.

Noun

bitter willow (plural bitter willows)

  1. Any member of the species Salix eleagnos, an erect bushy deciduous flowering shrub native to central and southern Europe and southwest Asia.
    Synonyms:
    olive willow, hoary willow, rosemary willow, elaeagnus willow

Synonyms of bitter willow

Forms of bitter willow

pluralbitter willows

Questions about bitter willow

What does bitter willow mean?
Bitter willow means any member of the species Salix eleagnos, an erect bushy deciduous flowering shrub native to central and southern Europe and southwest Asia.
What part of speech is bitter willow?
Bitter willow is a noun.
What is the plural of bitter willow?
The plural of bitter willow is bitter willows.

Words near bitter willow in the dictionary

  1. bitter rot
  2. bitter spar
  3. bitter tomato
  4. bitter vetch
  5. bitter vetches
  6. bitter willow
  7. bitter-cress
  8. bitter-ender
  9. bitter-enders
  10. bitter-root
  11. bitter-roots

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