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osier¹
- /ˈəʊzɪə/ UK
- /ˈəʊʒə/ UK
- /ˈoʊʒəɹ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊʒə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French osier (“basket willow, withy”)
noun osiers
-
A willow, of species Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America, considered the best willow for wickerwork.
Similar: common osier
- Any kind of willow.
- Long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants. She pulled half a dozen fine fish out of the water within the reeds, killing each as she took it out, and threading it on a long osier that she carried. Then she knotted the osier, hung it on her arm, picked up the pitcher, and turned to come back.
Osier²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French Osier, from the noun osier (“willow tree”). Also altered from Auger and Ager. Compare Losier.
proper noun Osiers
- A surname from French.
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noun plant
| Español | mimbre, mimbrera, mimbrera blanca |
|---|---|
| Português | vimeiro |
| Français | saule des vanniers |
| Deutsch | Korb-Weide |
| Italiano | vimini |
| Ελληνικά | λυγαριά lygariá |
| Română | răchită, mlajă |
| Русский | и́ва прутовидная íva prutovidnaja |
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