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willow family
noun
two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus
Syn: ↑Salicaceae, ↑family Salicaceae
Hypernyms: ↑hamamelid dicot family
Member Holonyms: ↑Salicales, ↑order Salicales
Member Meronyms: ↑Salix, ↑genus Salix, ↑Populus, ↑genus Populus

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noun
: salicaceae

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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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willow family,
a group of dicotyledonous shrubs and trees, bearing small flowers in aments or catkins. The family includes the willows and poplars.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.