salix Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
    genus Salix.

WordNet

Sa"lix noun
Etymology
L., the willow.
Wordforms
plural Salices
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) (a) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds. (b) A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.

Webster 1913