Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Salix"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Salix \Sa"lix\, n.; pl. {Salices}. [L., the willow.] (Bot.)
(a) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier,
and the like, growing usually in wet grounds.
(b) A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Salix
n : a large and widespread genus varying in size from small
shrubs to large trees: willows [syn: {Salix}, {genus
Salix}]
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