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Pussy willow

noun

Small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves. Synonym: Salix discolor.

Much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves. Synonyms: florist's willow, goat willow, Salix caprea.

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"Pussy willow" Quotes from Famous Books

... drift by the gateway is dingy and low; And half of yon hillside is free from the snow: Among the dead rushes the brook's flowing now. And here's Pussy Willow again ...

— The Nursery, Volume 17, No. 100, April, 1875 • Various

... it was that he had left a window up, and it was a real kittie that had wandered in, straying away from its mamma. But Aunt Lettie was sure it had come from a pussy willow. Lulu didn't care, because she was allowed to keep the kittie for herself, and what do you think? Why that kittie joined Jimmie's baseball nine, and to-morrow night I'll tell you about a game of ball that was played. That is if the man in the moon doesn't tumble ...

— Lulu, Alice and Jimmie Wibblewobble • Howard R. Garis

Words linked to "Pussy willow" : willow tree, Salix, sallow, genus Salix, willow