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Definition: Willow Tree |
Willow TreeNoun1. Any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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The willow is a tree or shrub of the genus Salix.
This is an article from the public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, originally published in 1897. This article is written from a nineteenth century Christian viewpoint, and may not reflect modern opinions or recent discoveries in Biblical scholarship. Please help the Wikipedia by bringing this article up to date.
Willows - (1.) Heb. 'arabim (Lev. 23:40; Job 40:22; Isa. 15:7; 44:3, 4; Ps. 137:1, 2). This was supposed to be the weeping willow, called by Linnaeus Salix Babylonica, from the reference in Ps. 137. This tree is frequently found "on the coast, overhanging wells and pools. There is a conspicuous tree of this species over a pond in the plain of Acre, and others on the Phoenician plain." There are several species of the Salix in Palestine, but it is not indigenous to Babylonia, nor was it cultivated there. Some are of opinion that the tree intended is the tamarisk or poplar.
(2.) Heb. tzaphtzaphah (Ezek. 17:5), called by the Arabs the safsaf, the general name for the willow. This may be the Salix Aegyptica of naturalists.
Tristram thinks that by the "willow by the water-courses," the Nerium oleander, the rose-bay oleander, is meant. He says, "It fringes the Upper Jordan, dipping its wavy crown of red into the spray in the rapids under Hermon, and is nutured by the oozy marshes in the Lower Jordan nearly as far as to Jericho...On the Arnon, on the Jabbok, and the Yarmuk it forms a continuous fringe. In many of the streams of Moab it forms a complete screen, which the sun's rays can never penetrate to evaporate the precious moisture. The wild boar lies safely ensconced under its impervious cover."
From Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Willow."
Synonym: Willow TreeSynonym: willow (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Willow Tree |
| English words defined with "willow tree": bay willow, brittle willow ♦ crack willow, cricket-bat willow ♦ Huntingdon willow ♦ laurel willow ♦ osier ♦ Salix alba, Salix alba caerulea, Salix fragilis, Salix pentandra, snap willow ♦ white willow, willow-pattern, willowware. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Willow Tree (1920) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Bob Bailey and Dave Sanden inspect a planted willow tree. Credit: Gary Kramer. |  | Sunset on the Potomac. Sunset through willow tree leaves. Credit: Library of Congress. |
 | Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co. View of District of Columbia steamship under willow tree I. Credit: Library of Congress. |  | Trees. Willow tree. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The willow tree is you. |
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| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "willow tree". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Wilda | Female | N/A | A willow tree |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
willow tree | 763 | willow tree nativity | 8 |
weeping willow tree | 241 | willow tree inn | 8 |
willow tree angel | 176 | demdaco willow tree angel | 7 |
willow tree lane | 54 | willow tree by demdaco | 6 |
picture of willow tree | 47 | willow tree figure | 6 |
willow tree figurine | 44 | black willow tree | 5 |
demdaco willow tree | 35 | willow tree collection | 5 |
picture of weeping willow tree | 23 | willow tree angle | 4 |
weeping pussy willow tree | 17 | willow tree pic | 4 |
willow tree collectible | 16 | willow tree restaurant | 3 |
willow tree nativity set | 2 | ||
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| Language | Translations for "willow tree"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Blackfoot | otsipiiis. (various references) | |
Chinese | 楊柳 (poplar and willow trees). (various references) | |
Cornish | helygen. (various references) | |
German | Weidenbaum. (various references) | |
Pig Latin | illowway eetray.(various references) | |
Swazi | um-nyetáne. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | верба (willow). (various references) | |
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| Language | Period | Translations |
| Sumerian | 3100 BCE-2500 BCE | gim. (various references) |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | abies spp, Eucalyptus globulus, Eucalyptus spp., Ficus religiosa, fraxinus spp., Moringa oleifera, Moringa pterygosperma, Salix spp., Sequoia gigantea, Sequoiadendron giganteum, Wellingtonia gigantea. (various references) |
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| Language | Date | Source | Ezekiel Chapter 17, Verse 5 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Kai elaben apo tou spermatoV thV ghV kai edwken auto eiV to pedion futon ef' udati pollw epiblepomenon etaxen auto |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et tulit de semente terrae et posuit illud in terra pro semine ut firmaret radicem super aquas multas in superficie posuit illud |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And he took of the seed of the erthe, and puttide it in the erthe for seed, that he shulde make sad the root vpon manye watris; in the ouermest paart he puttide it. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | He took also of the seed of the land, and planted it in a fruitful field; he placed it by great waters, and set it as a willow tree. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And he took some of the seed of the land, planting it in fertile earth, placing it by great waters; he put it in like a willow-tree. |
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| Language | Ezekiel Chapter 17, Verse 5 |
| Cebuano | Mikuha usab siya sa binhi sa yuta, ug gitanum kini sa usa ka yuta nga mabungaon; gipahamutang niya kini sa daplin sa dagkung katubigan; ug gibutang niya kini ingon sa usa ka malubay-nga-tanum. |
| Croatian | Onda uze izdanak iz zemlje, u plodnu ga njivu posadi, kraj obilnih voda stavi, kao vrbu usadi. |
| Danish | Så tog den en Plante der i Landet og plantede den i en Sædemark ved rigeligt Vand...", |
| Dutch | Hij nam ook van het zaad des lands, en legde het in een zaadakker; hij nam het, hij zette het bij vele wateren met grote voorzichtigheid. |
| Finnish | Sitten hän otti siitä maasta taimen ja pani sen kylvöpeltoon. Hän otti sen ja pani pajuksi runsaan veden ääreen. |
| French | Et il prit un rejeton du pays, et le plaça dans un sol fertile; il le mit près d`une eau abondante, et le planta comme un saule. |
| German | Er nahm auch vom Samen des Landes und pflanzte es in gutes Land, da viel Wasser war, und setzte es lose hin. |
| Haitian Creole | Lèfini, li pran yon ti plan nan peyi Izrayèl la, li plante l' nan yon bon venn tè, toupre yon larivyè ki toujou plen dlo, pou l' ka grandi tankou yon pye sikren. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Kemudian diambilnya sebatang tanaman yang masih muda dari tanah Israel, dan ditanamnya di ladang subur, yang tak pernah kekurangan air. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Dan diambilnya dari pada biji-bijian tanah itu, ditanamnya dalam bendang yang ditentukannya tempatnya pada tanah yang banyak airnya. |
| Maori | I tikina ano e ia etahi o nga purapura o te whenua, whakatokia iho e ia ki te mara hua, kawea ana e ia ki te taha o nga wai maha, whakatokia ana ano he wirou. |
| Norwegian | Så tok den et skudd av landets vekster og satte det i en dyrket mark; den plantet det på et sted hvor det var meget vann; den satte det likesom et piletre. |
| Portuguese | Também tomou da semente da terra, e a lançou num solo frutífero; pô-la junto a muitas águas; e plantou-a como salgueiro. |
| Rumanian | a luat wi din sqmknya yqrii wi a pus -o kntr`un pqmknt roditor; a pus -o lkngq o apq mare, wi a sqdit -o ca pe o salcie. |
| Russian | Й ЧЪСМ ПФ УЕНЕОЙ ЬФПК ЪЕНМЙ, Й ПУБ"ЙМ ОБ ЪЕНМЕ УЕНЕОЙ, ПНЕУФЙМ Х 'ПМШЫЙИ ЧП", ЛБЛ УБЦБАФ ЙЧХ. |
| Swedish | Sedan tog han en telning som växte i landet och planterade den i fruktbar jordmån; han tog den och satte den bland piltrad, på ett ställe där mycket vatten fanns. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-i-l-l-o-r-t-w-w" | |
-2 letters: willower. | |
-3 letters: lowlier. | |
-4 letters: etoile, loiter, retell, retile, rillet, teller, tiller, toiler, toller, trowel, wellie, welter, willer, willet, willow. | |
-5 letters: elite, iller, lirot, liter, litre, lower, oiler, oriel, owlet, relet, relit, reoil, retie, rewet, rille, rowel, teloi, tiler, toile, towel, tower, towie, trill, triol, troll, twier, twill, twirl, write, wrote. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-i-l-l-o-r-t-w-w" | |
+3 letters: whistleblower. | |
+4 letters: whistleblowers. | |
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