Gray Willow (Noun)
Meaning
Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The gray willow tree stood prominently by the riverbank, enjoying full sun to partial shade in its preferred damp environment.
- Along the garden path, a few carefully tended gray willow shrubs burst with delicate white flowers in late winter.
- Gray willow was commonly used in that region for furniture, basketry, and for creating sturdy fish traps.
- In this nature preserve you can observe beautiful gray willows thriving and stabilizing soil and stream banks.
- Local beekeepers often plant gray willow shrubs near their apiaries since they produce plenty of nectar-rich flowers in early spring.