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

2 senses of red osier

Sense 1
red osier, red osier dogwood, red dogwood, American dogwood, redbrush, Cornus stolonifera -- (common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers)
       => dogwood, dogwood tree, cornel -- (a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers)

Sense 2
purple willow, red willow, red osier, basket willow, purple osier, Salix purpurea -- (Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin)
       => osier -- (any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture)