balsam willow

noun

The flowering shrub Salix pyrifolia.

Similar
Salix pyrifolia

Meanings

nounbalsam willow (plural balsam willows)

plural balsam willows

  1. The flowering shrub Salix pyrifolia.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsmall shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed

Similar
Salix pyrifolia

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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balsam willow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balsam%20willow

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“balsam willow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balsam%20willow. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “balsam willow,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/balsam%20willow.

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