Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

silky willow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: silky wil-low
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the species Salix sericea of shrubs of eastern North America bearing white silky hairs.

Inflected Forms

silky willows (plural)

Synonyms

silver willow salix alba sericea salix sericea sitka willow salix sitchensis

Questions

What does silky willow mean?: Any member of the species Salix sericea of shrubs of eastern North America bearing white silky hairs.

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