ива — meaning in English

English meaning

• osier noun 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.
• willow noun A tree or shrub with long, slender, often drooping branches, usually found near water.

Senses

ива is used for these senses in English:

• osier (countable, uncountable) Long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.
• willow The wood of these trees.

osier — full definition

1. noun 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.
2. noun Any kind of willow.
3. noun Long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.

willow — full definition

1. noun A tree or shrub with long, slender, often drooping branches, usually found near water.
2. noun In cricket, informal word for the bat, since willow wood is traditionally used to make them.

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