1. plural of willow; trees or shrubs with long, narrow leaves and flexible branches that often grow near water

Examples

• The weeping willows by the pond swayed gently in the breeze.
• Several willows lined the riverbank, their branches dipping into the water.
• The park planted new willows to replace the ones damaged in the storm.
• Children often played beneath the shade of the old willows.
• The willows turned golden in the autumn light.
• She collected flexible branches from the willows for basket weaving.