osier
/ˈəʊʒə(r)/noun
1- a small Eurasian willow which grows mostly in wet habitats. It is usually coppiced, being a major source of the long flexible shoots (withies) used in basketwork.蒿柳。
1.1
- Salix viminalis, family Salicaceae.拉丁名Salix viminalis,杨柳科。
1.2
- a shoot of a willow柳条。
1.3
- dated any willow tree〈旧〉柳树。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French; compare with medieval Latin auseria 'osier bed'.