arctic willow
noun
a low-growing shrub, Salix arctica, of the tundra
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How to use arctic willow in a sentence
Near by a flock of ptarmigan fed upon the buds of a clump of arctic willow that was dwarfed almost out of existence.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. MillsIts winter food consists of seeds of alpine plants and the buds of dwarf arctic willow.
The Rocky Mountain Wonderland | Enos A. MillsIt is sparingly lined with blades of old grass and dead leaves of the dwarf arctic willow.
Life Histories of North American Shore Birds, Part 1 (of 2) | Arthur Cleveland BentThe ice hare lives on the bark and twigs of the arctic willow and the dry moss and stubble of the desolate regions it inhabits.
Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 | Various
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