Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pussy willow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.58 in modern English

Syllables: pussy wil-low
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in spring.

Inflected Forms

pussy willows (plural)

Synonyms

salix discolor goat willow florist's willow salix caprea

Questions

What does pussy willow mean?: Any of a number of species of willow and sallow when their catkins are still young in spring.

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