Definition of Golden willow

1. Noun. European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry.

Exact synonyms: Salix Alba Vitellina, Salix Vitellina
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Osier

Lexicographical Neighbors of Golden Willow

golden sombrero
golden spleen
golden staph
golden star
golden stars
golden syrup
golden thistle
golden thread
golden ticket
golden touch
golden trumpet
golden warbler
golden wattle
golden wedding
golden wedding anniversary
golden willow (current term)
golden wonder millet
golden yarrow
golden years
goldenberries
goldenberry
goldenbush
goldened
goldener
goldenest
goldeneye
goldeneyes
goldening
goldenly

Literary usage of Golden 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)
"golden willow, GOLDEN OSIER YELLOW WILLOW ... WILLOW SALIX ALBA golden willow, GOLDEN OSIER, YELLOW WILLOW OR WHITE WILLOW (Salix alba) This is a tall tree, ..."

2. The Book of Woodcraft and Indian Lore by Ernest Thompson Seton (1921)
"golden willow YE. ... Of WHITE WILLOW golden willow, GOLDEN OSIER, YELLOW WILLOW OR WHITE WILLOW (Salix alba) This is a tall tree, up to 90 feet high. ..."

3. A Treatise on the Theory and Practice of Landscape Gardening, Adapted to by Andrew Jackson Downing (1852)
"The golden willow is remarkable for its bright yellow bark, which renders it quite ornamental, even in winter. It is a middle sized tree, and is often seen ..."

4. Forestry in Minnesota by Samuel Bowdlear Green, Geological and Natural History Survey of Minnesota (1902)
"Russian golden willow. A very rapid growing, round, close-topped tree, with' glossy deep green foliage, bright golden colored bark in winter, and ;|||ti;f ..."

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