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Viminal
(gcide) | Viminal \Vim"i*nal\ (?; 277), a. [L. viminalis pertaining to
osiers, fr. vimen a pliant twig, osier.]
Of or pertaining to twigs; consisting of twigs; producing
twigs.
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Eucalyptus viminalis
(gcide) | manna gum \manna gum\ n. (Bot.),
A tall tree (Eucalyptus viminalis) yielding a false manna.
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Salix viminalis
(gcide) | Osier \O"sier\, n. [F. osier: cf. Prov. F. oisis, Armor. ozil,
aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.)
(a) A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet
places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North
America. It is considered the best of the willows for
basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind
of willow.
(b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of
other similar plants.
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The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream.
--Shak.
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Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown
for basket making. [Eng.]
Red osier.
(a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra).
(b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has
slender red branches; -- also called osier cornel.
[1913 Webster]Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. Withies. [OE. withe, wipi, AS.
w[imac]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow,
OHG. w[imac]da, Icel. v[imac]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow
twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L.
vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf.
Wine, Withe.]
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1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier,
n.
(a) .
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2. A withe. See Withe, 1.
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eucalyptus viminalis
(wn) | Eucalyptus viminalis
n 1: tall tree yielding a false manna [syn: manna gum,
Eucalyptus viminalis] |
salix viminalis
(wn) | Salix viminalis
n 1: willow with long flexible twigs used in basketry [syn:
common osier, hemp willow, velvet osier, {Salix
viminalis}] |
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