Definition of Swamp willow

1. Noun. North American shrubby willow having dark bark and linear leaves growing close to streams and lakes.

Exact synonyms: Black Willow, Salix Nigra
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swamp Willow

swamp mallow
swamp maple
swamp milkweed
swamp oak
swamp pine
swamp pines
swamp plant
swamp poplar
swamp rabbit
swamp red oak
swamp rose mallow
swamp sparrow
swamp sunflower
swamp white oak
swamp willow (current term)
swamped
swamper
swampers
swamphen
swamphens
swampier
swampiest
swampily
swampiness
swampinesses
swamping
swampings
swampish
swampland

Literary usage of Swamp willow

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. King's American Dispensatory by John King (1909)
"... or swamp willow herb, grows in swamps and marshes from Pennsylvania to Arctic.America, and westward to Oregon. Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage. ..."

2. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"Epilobium palustre, or swamp willow herb, grows in swamps and marshes from Pennsylvania to Arctic America, and westward to Oregon. ..."

3. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Gmel—swamp willow-herb. (From the Greek <! ... Flowers axillary, crowded so as to appear whorled, purplish. swamp willow Herb. 4. CUPHEA. Jacq.—Cuphea. ..."

4. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"S. nigra Marsh. (S. 'Purshiana Spreng). Canada to Florida and California. Black Willow, Pussy Willow, swamp willow. Bark and "feuds" bitter tonic, ..."

5. King's American Dispensatory by John King (1909)
"... or swamp willow herb, grows in swamps and marshes from Pennsylvania to Arctic.America, and westward to Oregon. Action, Medical Uses, and Dosage. ..."

6. King's American Dispensatory by John King, Harvey Wickes Felter, John Uri Lloyd (1905)
"Epilobium palustre, or swamp willow herb, grows in swamps and marshes from Pennsylvania to Arctic America, and westward to Oregon. ..."

7. Botany of the United States North of Virginia: Comprising Descriptions of by Lewis Caleb Beck (1848)
"Gmel—swamp willow-herb. (From the Greek <! ... Flowers axillary, crowded so as to appear whorled, purplish. swamp willow Herb. 4. CUPHEA. Jacq.—Cuphea. ..."

8. Plant Names, Scientific and Popular, Including in the Case of Each Plant the by Albert Brown Lyons (1900)
"S. nigra Marsh. (S. 'Purshiana Spreng). Canada to Florida and California. Black Willow, Pussy Willow, swamp willow. Bark and "feuds" bitter tonic, ..."

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