weeping willow

noun

A willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

Similar
Peking willowBabylon willowBabylonian weeping willowSalix babylonica
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Meanings

nounweeping willow (plural weeping willows)

plural weeping willows

  1. A willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

    Synonyms: Peking willow, Babylon willow

  2. Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

Similar
Peking willowBabylon willow

More synonyms by meaning

nounwillow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental

Similar
Babylonian weeping willowSalix babylonica
Broader
willowwillow tree
Also see
babylon willow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans treurwilger
  • treurwilgerSalix babylonica
Chinese Mandarin 垂柳
  • 垂柳 (chuíliǔ)Salix babylonica
Dutch treurwilg
  • treurwilgSalix babylonica
Esperanto plorema saliko
  • plorema salikoSalix babylonica
Finnish itkupaju, itkuraita
  • itkupajuSalix babylonica
  • itkuraitaSalix babylonica
  • itkupajuhybrids of Salix babylonica
French saule pleureur
  • saule pleureurSalix babylonica
German Echte Trauerweide, Chinesische Trauerweide
  • Echte TrauerweideSalix babylonica
  • Chinesische TrauerweideSalix babylonica
  • Babylonische TrauerweideSalix babylonica
  • Trauerweidehybrids of Salix babylonica
Greek ιτιά η κλαίουσα
  • ιτιά η κλαίουσα (itiá i klaíousa)Salix babylonica
Hungarian babiloni szomorúfűz, szomorúfűz
  • babiloni szomorúfűzSalix babylonica
  • szomorúfűzhybrids of Salix babylonica
Irish saileach shilte
  • saileach shilteSalix babylonica
Italian salice piangente
  • salice piangenteSalix babylonica
Japanese 枝垂柳, シダレヤナギ
  • 枝垂柳 (shidareyanagi)Salix babylonica
  • シダレヤナギ (shidareyanagi)Salix babylonica
Korean 실버들, 수양버들
  • 실버들 (silbeodeul)Salix babylonica
  • 수양버들 (suyangbeodeul)Salix babylonica
Persian بید مجنون
  • بید مجنون (bid-e majnun)Salix babylonica
Polish wierzba płacząca, wierzba zwisająca
  • wierzba płaczącaSalix babylonica
  • wierzba zwisającaSalix babylonica
  • wierzba płaczącahybrids of Salix babylonica
  • wierzba zwisającahybrids of Salix babylonica
Portuguese chorão, salgueiro-chorão
  • chorãoSalix babylonica
  • salgueiro-chorãoSalix babylonica
Romanian salcie plângătoare, salcie pletoasă
  • salcie plângătoareSalix babylonica
  • salcie pletoasăSalix babylonica
Russian плаку́чая и́ва
  • плаку́чая и́ва (plakúčaja íva)Salix babylonica
Slovak smutná vŕba
  • smutná vŕbaSalix babylonica
Spanish sauce llorón
  • sauce llorónSalix babylonica
Swedish tårpil
  • tårpilSalix babylonica
Thai หลิว
  • หลิว (lǐu)Salix babylonica
Turkish salkım söğüt
  • salkım söğütSalix babylonica
Ukrainian плакуча верба
  • плакуча верба (plakuča verba)Salix babylonica
Vietnamese thuỳ dương
  • thuỳ dươngSalix babylonica
Welsh helygen wylofus
  • helygen wylofusSalix babylonica
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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