noun
two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
• Syn: ↑family Salicaceae, ↑willow family
• Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Salicales, ↑order Salicales
• Member Meronyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix, ↑Populus, ↑genus Populus
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\\ˌsaləˈkāsēˌē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of dioecious trees or shrubs (order Salicales) having small apetalous flowers in catkins — see salix
Useful english dictionary. 2012.