Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pussy_willow

2 senses of pussy willow

Sense 1
pussy willow, Salix discolor -- (small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves)
       => willow, willow tree -- (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)

Sense 2
goat willow, florist's willow, pussy willow, Salix caprea -- (much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves)
       => sallow -- (any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal)