From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Plantswillowwil‧low /ˈwɪləʊ $ -loʊ/ noun [countable, uncountable]HBPa type of tree that has long thinbranches and grows near water, or the wood from this treeExamples from the Corpuswillow• He swallowed, knew that all he had for a voicebox was a little whistle cut from a willowswitch.• The gently waveringfronds of a willow tree.• On his Suffolk property Stuart Surridge grew willow trees.• Around us was a wilderness of grey dune-sand and Port Jackson willow, and a stench of garbage and ash.• Madeiran willow, with its finesuppleshoots, is never allowed to grow tall.• Her loudwailsshattered the silence of the willowgrove.• They stood under the willow trees, looking at the river.• The same road then continues down to the woolly bottomlands, thick with willow, along the San Pedro River.OriginwillowOld Englishwelig