willows
Streamside drooping trees
Willows are trees and shrubs with narrow leaves, slender branches, and a preference for wet ground.
The weeping willow, with its drooping branches, is the most familiar variety.
Willow wood is light and flexible, traditionally used for cricket bats and wicker baskets.
Willows lined the riverbank.
Juvenile woody plant
- catkinsPendulous flower spikes
- riparianRelating to riverbanks
- deciduousSheds foliage seasonally
- wetlandsWater-saturated terrain
leaves · branches · bark · roots · pollarding · coppicing · cultivar · hybrid
Pliant twig for weaving
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- basketsWoven carrying containers
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
- twiningWrapping around spirally
osier · coppicing · hamper · creel · pannier · craftsmanship · artisan · handmade
Easily bent or influenced
- suppleFlexing without damage
- bendableAble to curve
- whippyFlexible and springy
- yieldingBending under pressure
limber · springy · switches · wands · bending · swaying · resilient · adaptable
Hanging or bending downward
- cascadingFalling in stages
- pendulousHanging so as to swing
- curtainFabric hung for privacy
- trailingFollowing behind something
graceful · ornamental · pond · reflection · shade · canopy · arching · sweeping
Untroubled and composed
- peacefulFree from disturbance
- gentleSoft and kind
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- idyllicPerfectly peaceful and charming
pastoral · restful · streamside · riverbank · dappled · shimmering · rustling · swaying
Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
- salicylicAcid from willow bark
- barkSharp canine vocalization
- teaSteeped leaf beverage
- tinctureHerb steeped in alcohol
remedy · painkiller · fever · inflammation · herbalism · traditional · extract · analgesic
sapling
Juvenile woody plant
wetlands · leaves · branches · bark · roots · pollarding · coppicing · cultivar · hybrid · cutting
wicker
Pliant twig for weaving
- weavingInterlacing strands into fabric
- basketsWoven carrying containers
- plaitingInterweaving flexible strands
twining · osier · coppicing · hamper · creel · pannier · craftsmanship · artisan · handmade · stakes
pliant
Easily bent or influenced
yielding · limber · springy · switches · wands · bending · swaying · resilient · adaptable · tensile
drooping
Hanging or bending downward
trailing · graceful · ornamental · pond · reflection · shade · canopy · arching · sweeping · melancholy
serene
Untroubled and composed
idyllic · pastoral · restful · streamside · riverbank · dappled · shimmering · rustling · swaying · breeze
aspirin
Acetylsalicylic acid tablet
tincture · remedy · painkiller · fever · inflammation · herbalism · traditional · extract · analgesic
- lakefrontlake house, lake cabin, lakefront, lakeshore, waterfront
- romantic poetry imagerymisty valleys, starry nights, autumn leaves, spring blossoms, dewdrops
- mourning symbolsmemento mori, mourning jewelry, mourning rings, hairwork, urns
- riverbanksbank, shore, cutbank, levee, bluff
- riverbank featurescutbank, gravel bar, sand bar, mud flat, water line
- floraleaves, petals, stems, buds, branches
- weeping willowTree with pendulous branches
- pussy willowShrub bearing soft catkins
- willow treeDrooping ornamental tree
- willow barkTree skin containing salicin
- willow branchesPliable tree limbs
- Wind in the WillowsEdwardian children's novel