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Definition of Shining willow
1. Noun. Common North American shrub with shiny lanceolate leaves.
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Shining Willow
Literary usage of Shining willow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The North American Sylva, Or, A Description of the Forest Trees, of the by François André Michaux, Augustus Lucas Hillhouse (1819)
"I HAVE observed the shining willow, which is so called by some persons on ...
The shining willow attains the height of 18 or 20 feet; but its ordinary ..."
2. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"shining willow —Its Exceeding Ornament.—Its Growth on Careful Culture.—Its Favorite
Places of Growth.—How Recognized.— Peculiar Feature of its Leaves. ..."
3. Trees and Tree-planting by James Sanks Brisbin (1888)
"shining willow —Its Exceeding Ornament.—Its Growth on Careful Culture.—Its Favorite
Places of Growth.—How Recognized.—Peculiar Feature of its Leaves. ..."
4. The Sylva Americana: Or, A Description of the Forest Trees Indigenous to the by Daniel Jay Browne (1832)
"shining willow. Salix lucida. This tree is found only in the Northern and ...
The shining willow attains the height of 18 or 20 feet; but its ordinary ..."
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