basket willow

noun

A tree of species Salix purpurea (purple willow) or Salix viminalis (common osier).

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purple willowred willowred osierpurple osierSalix purpurea
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Meanings

nounbasket willow (countable and uncountable, plural basket willows)

plural basket willows

  1. countableA tree of species Salix purpurea (purple willow) or Salix viminalis (common osier).
  2. uncountableWood or the flexible twigs of such trees.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin

Similar
purple willowred willowred osierpurple osierSalix purpurea
Broader
osier
Also see
red osier

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

basket willow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20willow

MLA

“basket willow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20willow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “basket willow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/basket%20willow.

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