weeping willow

noun — 2 senses

weeping willow

noun
1

A willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

2

Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).

Synonyms
Peking willow, Babylon willow

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