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that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

object, physical object go
a tangible and visible entity

whole, unit go
an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity

living thing, animate thing go
a living (or once living) entity

organism, being go
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

plant, flora, plant life go
(botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion

vascular plant, tracheophyte go
green plant having a vascular system: ferns, gymnosperms, angiosperms

woody plant, ligneous plant go
a plant having hard lignified tissues or woody parts especially stems

tree go
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown

willow, willow tree
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix

noun.plant

24 Subcategories

osier go
any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
white willow, Huntingdon willow, Salix alba go
large willow tree of Eurasia and North Africa having greyish canescent leaves and grey bark
silver willow, silky willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea go
North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying
cricket-bat willow, Salix alba caerulea go
Eurasian willow tree having greyish leaves and ascending branches
arctic willow, Salix arctica go
low creeping shrub of Arctic Europe and America
weeping willow, Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonica go
willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China
Wisconsin weeping willow, Salix pendulina, Salix blanda, Salix pendulina blanda go
hybrid willow usually not strongly weeping in habit
pussy willow, Salix discolor go
small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
sallow go
any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins
peachleaf willow, peach-leaved willow, almond-leaves willow, Salix amygdaloides go
willow of the western United States with leaves like those of peach or almond trees
hoary willow, sage willow, Salix candida go
North American shrub with whitish canescent leaves
crack willow, brittle willow, snap willow, Salix fragilis go
large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken
prairie willow, Salix humilis go
slender shrubby willow of dry areas of North America
dwarf willow, Salix herbacea go
widely distributed boreal shrubby willow with partially underground creeping stems and bright green glossy leaves
grey willow, gray willow, Salix cinerea go
Eurasian shrubby willow with whitish tomentose twigs
arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis go
shrubby willow of the western United States
shining willow, Salix lucida go
common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves
swamp willow, black willow, Salix nigra go
North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes
bay willow, laurel willow, Salix pentandra go
European willow tree with shining leathery leaves
balsam willow, Salix pyrifolia go
small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed
creeping willow, Salix repens go
small trailing bush of Europe and Asia having straggling branches with silky green leaves of which several varieties are cultivated
silky willow, Sitka willow, Salix sitchensis go
small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon)
sage willow, dwarf grey willow, dwarf gray willow, Salix tristis go
willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath
bearberry willow, Salix uva-ursi go
dwarf prostrate mat-forming shrub of Arctic and alpine regions of North America and Greenland having deep green elliptic leaves that taper toward the base