willow

A noun referring to a type of deciduous tree or shrub belonging to the genus Salix, or a machine with revolving spikes used for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers.

• 🇫🇷Nom commun désignant un arbre ou arbuste du genre Salix, souvent au feuillage retombant et poussant près de l'eau, ou une machine à pointes rotatives utilisée pour ouvrir et nettoyer les fibres textiles brutes.

1. Tree or shrub B1 formal

   Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs belonging to the genus Salix, typically found near water and known for their slender, flexible branches.

   • The willow tree by the river has grown very tall.
   • Willows are often planted near ponds to prevent erosion.
   • Her basket was woven from willow branches.

   🇫🇷saule

   Synonymes: osiersallowwithy

2. Textile machine C1 formal

   A machine used in textile manufacturing that has a system of revolving spikes to open and clean raw fibers like cotton or wool.

   • The factory installed a new willow to process the cotton more efficiently.
   • Workers fed the raw wool into the willow for cleaning.
   • The willow's spikes removed impurities from the fiber.

   🇫🇷Laineuse (machine textile)

• willows plural form
• willows' possessive plural form
• willow's possessive singular form