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Meanings of weeping willow in English

Portuguese
salix babylonica
Catalan
desmai
Wikidata

Willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental.

        salix babylonica
        Usage of weeping willow in English
        1
        Under the big weeping willow in the garden was her husband's grave.
        The Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
        2
        If you're energetic enough let's get the boat under that weeping willow.
        Mufti
        3
        The company grounds were well-manicured with maple and weeping willow trees.
        From dawn to deceit
        4
        A weeping willow brushed budding limbs against the right side of the porch.
        The nightmarys
        5
        Locmaria, your plume is a fine ornament; it looks like a weeping willow.
        Cinq Mars — Volume 3
        6
        And I was wondering what had become of the weeping willow I left.
        Not Pretty, but Precious; And Other Short Stories
        7
        No, for you left him sleeping under the shade of the weeping willow.
        Natalie; Or, A Gem Among the Sea-Weeds
        8
        At a distance it resembles a weeping willow tree stripped of its leaves.
        Arizona Sketches
        9
        He stopped at a weeping willow with a lopsided stone bench beside it.
        Second glance
        10
        A breeze rifled through the leaves of a tall weeping willow.
        Two Truths and a Lie
        11
        Gendry and Cutjack dug her grave on a hillside beneath a weeping willow.
        A clash of kings
        12
        Is this why the tree is called a weeping willow?
        The Irish Times
        13
        The one with the tall weeping willow in the backyard.
        A vote of confidence
        14
        Zombielike, she caught up with her old friends, who'd gathered under a weeping willow.
        Pretty Little Liars
        15
        Cross the weir, past the mill house and over the lock, past the weeping willow.
        The Guardian
        16
        That is what Marmaduke calls it, though the Toyman says it is a weeping willow.
        Seven O'Clock Stories
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        Translations for weeping willow
        Catalan
        desmai
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        Weeping willow across language varieties
        United Kingdom
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