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willow

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  1. willower               2. willy                 
 
1. wil.low \'wil-(.)o-, 'wil-*(-w)\ \-o--.li-k, -*-.li-k\ n [ME wilghe, 
   wilowe, fr. OE welig; akin to MHG wilge wil] [alter. of 1willy]low, Gk 
   helike- 1: any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow 
   family)  of trees and shrubs bearing aments of apetalous flowers and 
   including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals 
   2: an object made of willow wood; esp : a cricket bat  3: a textile machine 
   in which cotton or wool is opened and cleaned by a spi ked drum revolving 
   in a box studded internally with spikes - wil.low.like aj
2. willow vt : to open and clean (textile fibers) with a willow