bush willow

Questions about bush willow

What does bush willow mean?

bush willow means "small South African tree having creamy yellow fragrant flowers usually growing on stream banks". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for bush willow?

Close synonyms include Combretum erythrophyllum, Combretum appiculatum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is bush willow a common word?

bush willow is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.