Salix Vitellina (Noun)
Meaning
European willow having greyish leaves and yellow-orange twigs used in basketry.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The craftsman preferred using the flexible branches of salix vitellina to weave sturdy baskets for his village market stall.
- As she walked through the woods, the basket weaver gathered the greyish-leaved salix vitellina to repair a torn picnic basket.
- Weavers prize salix vitellina for its attractive, slender yellow-orange twigs, often using them as accent material in intricate basket designs.
- Villagers valued the willow trees for the hardy, yellow-orange stems of the salix vitellina used to construct fish traps.
- While harvesting basketry materials in the riverbank woods, Emily identified several species, including a greyish-leaved stand of salix vitellina.