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Definition of "weeping willow" []

  • A widely cultivated deciduous tree (Salix babylonica) native to China, having long slender drooping branches and narrow leaves. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "weeping willow" in a sentence
  • "Israelites hung their harps, there can be no doubt that the weeping willow Salix babylonica, is intended."
  • "A gust of wind blew and parted the drooping branches of the weeping willow like a curtain, and Mariam caught a glimpse of what was beneath the tree: the straight-backed chair, overturned."
  • "She mowed the flowers to the ground, ate the weeping willow tree my husband had given me on our anniversary and she tap-danced on the hood of my car."
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