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Salix cinerea

Salix cinerea

9.9
A small grey willow bush with soft hairy twigs that grows beside rivers
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • The Salix cinerea thrives in damp soils along riverbanks throughout Europe.

Examples

  • Researchers studied the growth patterns of Salix cinerea in restored wetland habitats.

  • Many birds use Salix cinerea shrubs for nesting during the spring.

  • The Salix cinerea thrives near riverbanks.

  • I found a Salix cinerea while hiking yesterday.

  • Many birds use Salix cinerea shrubs for nesting during the spring.

  • The Salix cinerea thrives in damp soils along riverbanks throughout Europe.

  • Researchers studied the growth patterns of Salix cinerea in restored wetland habitats.

Synonyms

gray willow
vsSalix cinerea
  • US
7.6

A small bushy tree with whitish woolly twigs that grows in wet places

has identical meaning but uses the scientific name form

Surface Forms

Salix cinerea singular
Salix cinereas plural

Morphology

Salix + cinerea

This is a taxonomic Latin binomial combining the genus Salix (willow) with the specific epithet cinerea (Latin for ashy/grey), so the meaning is directly interpretable as an ashy/grey willow if the learner knows both parts. Binomial naming is compositional and cross-linguistically consistent, so the overall meaning can be transparently derived from the constituents.

Etymology

Salix cinerea comes from Latin words: Salix means 'willow' and cinerea means 'ash-grey'. People named the plant this because its twigs and leaves look greyish, so the name describes a 'grey willow'.