crack willow

1. 1.

   large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken

   Synonymsbrittle willowsnap willowSalix fragilis

   Broaderwillow

   Part ofSalix

Questions about crack willow

What does crack willow mean?

crack willow means "large willow tree with stiff branches that are easily broken".

What is another word for crack willow?

Close synonyms include brittle willow, snap willow, Salix fragilis. 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 crack willow a common word?

crack willow is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.