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Osier Moderate

Origin: French suffix -ier

Osier has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

flexible twig of a willow tree

2

any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

3

A kind of willow, Salix viminalis, growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
withe willow
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
golden willow almond willow purple willow common osier
Rhyming Words
hier fier vier kier sier pier tier bier plier maier trier thier prier brier drier ozier feier frier grier flier
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