Definition of Bay willow

1. Noun. European willow tree with shining leathery leaves; widely naturalized in the eastern United States.

Exact synonyms: Laurel Willow, Salix Pentandra
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bay Willow

bay cats
bay laurel
bay leaf
bay leaves
bay lynx
bay myrtle
bay platform
bay platforms
bay region
bay rum
bay salt
bay scallop
bay sore
bay tree
bay willow (current term)
bay window
bay windows
bay wreath
bay yarn
bay yarns
baya
bayadeer
bayadeers
bayadere
bayaderes
bayamo
bayamos
bayan
bayanist

Literary usage of Bay willow

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

1. Publications by English Dialect Society (1886)
"bay willow, or bay willow-herb. (Misprinted Bay Yellow-herbe, in Ger. Emac., 479.) Epilobium angustifolium, L. Has ' leaves like the greatest willow or ..."

2. Tracts Relative to the Island of St. Helena: Written During a Residence of by Alexander Beatson (1816)
"... (or Botany bay willow), its rapid Growth —yields innumerable Pods, containing a sort of Pulse fit for feeding Poultry—its Culture recommended. ..."

3. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"("Wolverhampton). From the aromatic bay-like smell of its leaves. bay willow, or bay willow herb. (Misprinted Bay Yellow-herbe, in Ger. ..."

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