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red osier

red osier noun: a dogwood shrub of species Cornus sericea, native to much of North America, used for basketry.

red osier: a dogwood shrub of species Cornus sericea, native to much of North America, used for basketry
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Noun

red osier (countable and uncountable, plural red osiers)

  1. A dogwood shrub of species Cornus sericea, native to much of North America, used for basketry.
    Synonyms:
    red brush, red willow, redstem dogwood, redtwig dogwood, red-rood, American dogwood, creek dogwood, western dogwood

Synonyms of red osier

All synonyms of red osier

Forms of red osier

pluralred osiers

Questions about red osier

What does red osier mean?
Red osier means a dogwood shrub of species Cornus sericea, native to much of North America, used for basketry.
What part of speech is red osier?
Red osier is a noun.
What is the plural of red osier?
The plural of red osier is red osiers.

Words near red osier in the dictionary

  1. red ochres
  2. red onion
  3. red onions
  4. red orpiment
  5. red orpiments
  6. red osier
  7. red osier dogwood
  8. red osier dogwoods
  9. red owl
  10. red owls
  11. red oxide

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