Meanings
plural goat willows
- The pussy willow, a type of willow tree, Salix caprea, native to western Eurasia.
On lowlands he sowed birches / alders in light soils / sowed bird cherries in new soils / and goat willows in fresh soils […]
1989, Keith Bosley, transl., The Kalevala, section IISynonyms: sallow
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe pussy willow, a type of willow tree, Salix caprea, native to western Eurasia.
More synonyms by meaning
nounmuch-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Browsed by goats.
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goat willow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/goat%20willow
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