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Found 3 hits - Term: pussy willow, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
pussy \pussy\, n. dim. of puss.
   1. a pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl.
      1913 webster

   2. a catkin of the pussy willow.
      1913 webster

   3. the game of tipcat; -- also called pussy cat.
      1913 webster

   pussy willow bot., any kind of willow having large
      cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs,
      especially the american salix discolor; -- called also
      glaucous willow, and swamp willow.
      1913 webster
see also:
pussy cat pussy willow salix discolor glaucous willow swamp willow 
[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
willow \wil"low\, n. oe. wilowe, wilwe, as. wilig, welig; akin
   to od. wilge, d. wilg, lg. wilge. cf. willy.
   1913 webster
   1. bot. any tree or shrub of the genus salix, including
      many species, most of which are characterized often used
      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "a
      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --sir w.
      scott. hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
      1913 webster

            and i must wear the willow garland
            for him that's dead or false to me.   --campbell.
      1913 webster

   2. textile manuf. a machine in which cotton or wool is
      opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
      projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
      with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. called
      also willy, twilly, twilly devil, and devil.
      1913 webster

   almond willow, pussy willow, weeping willow. bot. see
      under almond, pussy, and weeping.

   willow biter zool. the blue tit. prov. eng.

   willow fly zool., a greenish european stone fly
      chloroperla viridis; -- called also yellow sally.

   willow gall zool., a conical, scaly gall produced on
      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly cecidomyia
      strobiloides.

   willow grouse zool., the white ptarmigan. see
      ptarmigan.

   willow lark zool., the sedge warbler. prov. eng.

   willow ptarmigan zool.
      a the european reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
          see under reed.
      b a sparrow passer salicicolus native of asia,
          africa, and southern europe.

   willow tea, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
      largely grown in the neighborhood of shanghai, extensively
      used by the poorer classes of chinese as a substitute for
      tea. --mcelrath.

   willow thrush zool., a variety of the veery, or wilson's
      thrush. see veery.

   willow warbler zool., a very small european warbler
      phylloscopus trochilus; -- called also bee bird,
      haybird, golden wren, pettychaps, sweet william,
      tom thumb, and willow wren.
      1913 webster
see also:
willy salix willy twilly twilly devil devil 
almond willow pussy willow weeping willow almond pussy 
weeping willow biter willow fly chloroperla viridis yellow sally 
willow gall cecidomyia strobiloides willow grouse ptarmigan willow lark 
willow ptarmigan reed passer salicicolus willow tea willow thrush 
veery willow warbler phylloscopus trochilus bee bird haybird 
golden wren pettychaps sweet william tom thumb willow wren 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
pussy willow
     n 1: small willow of eastern north america having grayish leaves
          and silky catkins that come before the leaves syn: salix
          discolor
     2: much-branched old world willow having large catkins and
        relatively large broad leaves syn: goat willow, florist's
        willow, salix caprea
see also:
salix discolor goat willow florist's willow salix caprea 

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Willow >> W Words
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Pussy Cat >> P Words
Pussy Cat, definition of term: Pussy Cat
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Willow Tree >> W Words
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Wood Pussy >> W Words
Wood Pussy, definition of term: Wood Pussy
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Weeping Willow >> W Words
Weeping Willow, definition of term: Weeping Willow
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Arctic Willow >> A Words
Arctic Willow, definition of term: Arctic Willow
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