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Definition of Babylonian weeping willow

1. Noun. Willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Babylonian Weeping Willow

Literary usage of Babylonian weeping willow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Trees & Shrubs for English Gardens by Ernest Thomas Cook (1908)
"TREES AND SHRUBS FOR SWAMPY PLACES Willows (Salix) in great variety: S.'alba (White Willow), S. babylonica (Babylonian weeping willow), S. purpurea, ..."

2. Biltmore Nursery, Biltmore, N.C. (1907)
"The Babylonian weeping willow is everywhere associated with waterside planting, and is without doubt one of the most remarkable of trees. ..."

3. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1899)
"... were all affected, but less seriously than the Babylonian weeping willow. All of the species of poplar in the Arboretum, particularly while young, ..."

4. Ornamental and Timber Trees, Not Natives of the Province of Quebec by Charles Gibb (1882)
"Babylonian weeping willow.—This is one of the most beautiful of all trees, and a great favorite wherever the climate is not too severe. ..."

5. Gardening in California: Landscape and Flower by John McLaren (1908)
"... Willow) and its variety vitellina (the Golden Willow) and Salix Babylonica (the Babylonian weeping willow) are among the best for ornamental planting. ..."

6. Annual Report by Columbus Horticultural Society, Columbus, Ohio (1900)
"... species of willow, the white willow, cracked willow and laurel leafed willow were all affected, but less seriously than the Babylonian weeping willow. ..."

7. Journal of Horticulture, Cottage Gardener and Country Gentlemen (1875)
"... the same manner as those of the Babylonian weeping willow and of the Scampston Elm. It ie a very graceful and ornamental tree. is a POLYGAMOUS MULBERRY ..."

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