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Sandusky Valley Nursery
Numerous Odd Willow Varieties. Most less than 4 dollars.
www.svnursery.com

pussy willow

  [poos-ee]
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–noun
1. a small willow, Salix discolor, of eastern North America, having silky catkins.
2. any of various similar willows.
Origin:
1865–70, Americanism
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Sandusky Valley Nursery
Numerous Odd Willow Varieties. Most less than 4 dollars.
www.svnursery.com
puss·y willow   (pŏŏs'ē)   
n.  

  1. A deciduous North American shrub or small tree (Salix discolor) having large silky catkins.

  2. Any of several willows similar to this plant.

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pussy willow

any willow having large, cylindrical, silky catkins, specifically the species Salix caprea. See willow.

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