withy

Noun
Synonyms: withe

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. strong flexible twigSynonyms: withe
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. Withies. [OE. withe, wipi, AS. w[imac]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. w[imac]da, Icel. v[imac]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf. Wine, Withe.] [1913 Webster]

1.(Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a) . [1913 Webster]

2.A withe. See Withe, 1. [1913 Webster]

Withy \With"y\, a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes. [1913 Webster]

The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation. --G. Eliot. [1913 Webster]

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