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willow family
noun
- the plant family Salicaceae, characterized by deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, hairy catkins of male and female flowers on separate plants, and capsular fruit, and including the aspen, cottonwood, poplar, and willow.
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The willow family presents great contrasts, both physical and sentimental.
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About 140 species and varieties of the willow family have been enumerated.
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The willow family consists of two genera, one the cottonwoods or poplars, the other the willows proper.
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One of the first tree families whose name we learn is the willow family.
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These "natural hybrids" have greatly confused the botany of the willow family.
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