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o⋅sier

  [oh-zher]
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–noun
1. any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
2. a twig from such a willow.
3. any of various North American dogwoods.
Origin:
1300–50; ME < MF; akin to ML ausāria willow bed

Related forms:
osiered, adjective
o⋅sier⋅like, adjective
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o·sier   (ō'zhər)   
n.  

    1. Any of several willows having long rodlike twigs used in basketry, especially the Eurasian Salix viminalis and S. purpurea.

    2. A twig of one of these trees.

  2. Any of various similar or related trees.


[Middle English, from Old English oser and Old French osier, both from Medieval Latin osera, osiera.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

osier 
species of willow used in basket-work, c.1300, from O.Fr. osier "willow twig" (13c.), from M.L. osera "willow," ausaria "willow bed," of unknown origin, perhaps from Gaulish.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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