Lithy tree

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lithy \Lith"y\a. [See {Lithe}.]
   Easily bent; pliable.
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   {Lithy tree} (Bot.), a European shrub ({Viburnum Lantana});
      -- so named from its tough and flexible stem.
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