willow

willow
    n 1: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus
         Salix [syn: {willow}, {willow tree}]
    2: a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for
       opening and cleaning raw textile fibers
    

Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin
   to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]
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   1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including
      many species, most of which are characterized often used
      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A
      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --Sir W.
      Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the
      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.
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            And I must wear the willow garland
            For him that's dead or false to me.   --Campbell.
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   2. (Textile Manuf.) A machine in which cotton or wool is
      opened and cleansed by the action of long spikes
      projecting from a drum which revolves within a box studded
      with similar spikes; -- probably so called from having
      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,
      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the
      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called
      also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.
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   {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See
      under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.

   {Willow biter} (Zool.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Willow fly} (Zool.), a greenish European stone fly
      ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.

   {Willow gall} (Zool.), a conical, scaly gall produced on
      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia
      strobiloides}).

   {Willow grouse} (Zool.), the white ptarmigan. See
      {ptarmigan}.

   {Willow lark} (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]

   {Willow ptarmigan} (Zool.)
      (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.
          See under {Reed}.
      (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,
          Africa, and Southern Europe.

   {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow
      largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively
      used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for
      tea. --McElrath.

   {Willow thrush} (Zool.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's
      thrush. See {Veery}.

   {Willow warbler} (Zool.), a very small European warbler
      ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},
      {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},
      {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.
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Willow \Wil"low\, v. t.
   To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a
   willow. See {Willow}, n., 2.
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Willow, AK (CDP, FIPS 85280)
  Location: 61.74079 N, 150.05632 W
  Population (1990): 285 (244 housing units)
  Area: 35.2 sq km (land), 2.4 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 99688
Willow, NY
  Zip code(s): 12495
Willow, OK (town, FIPS 81300)
  Location: 35.05247 N, 99.50916 W
  Population (1990): 142 (94 housing units)
  Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 73673
    

Willow, AK -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Alaska
   Population (2000):    1658
   Housing Units (2000): 1530
   Land area (2000):     684.817388 sq. miles (1773.668818 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    8.042330 sq. miles (20.829537 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    692.859718 sq. miles (1794.498355 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            85280
   Located within:       Alaska (AK), FIPS 02
   Location:             61.769345 N, 149.991065 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     99688
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Willow, AK
    Willow
    

Willow, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
   Population (2000):    114
   Housing Units (2000): 66
   Land area (2000):     0.264673 sq. miles (0.685499 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.264673 sq. miles (0.685499 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            81300
   Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
   Location:             35.052527 N, 99.509531 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     73673
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Willow, OK
    Willow