willow family

willow family

noun
the plant family Salicaceae, characterized by deciduous trees and shrubs having simple, alternate leaves, hairy catkins of male and female flowers on separate plants, and capsular fruit, and including the aspen, cottonwood, poplar, and willow.
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willow family

noun
two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus [syn: Salicaceae
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