noun
- a tree or shrub with long, thin, flexible branches and narrow leaves that often grows near water
adjective
- gracefully slender and flexible
Usage: literary
Examples
- The weeping willow’s branches hung down to the water’s edge.
- Children played beneath the shade of the old willow tree.
- She collected willow branches to weave into baskets.
- The willow swayed gently in the breeze.
- Her willow figure moved gracefully across the stage.
- Willows are often planted near ponds and streams.