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weeping willow

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables
weep-ing wil-low
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

noun

Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).

Inflected Forms

weeping willows (plural)

Synonyms

Peking willow Babylon willow babylonian weeping willow salix babylonica

Questions

What does weeping willow mean?
A willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

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