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Definition of Brittle willow
1. Noun. Large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken.
Exact synonyms: Crack Willow, Salix Fragilis, Snap Willow
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Brittle Willow
Literary usage of Brittle willow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Forester's Manual: Or, The Forest Trees of Eastern North America by Ernest Thompson Seton (1912)
"CRACK WILLOW, brittle willow. (So/wc A tall slender tree, up to 80 feet high.
Called "Crack" etc., because its branches are so much broken by the storms; ..."
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