sage willow

Questions about sage willow

What does sage willow mean?

sage willow means "willow shrub of dry places in the eastern United States having long narrow leaves canescent beneath". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sage willow?

Close synonyms include dwarf grey willow, dwarf gray willow, Salix tristis, hoary willow, Salix candida. 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 sage willow a common word?

sage 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.