SALIX PYRIFOLIA

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Meaning:

Small shrubby tree of eastern North America having leaves exuding an odor of balsam when crushed

Synonyms:

balsam willow; Salix pyrifolia

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Salix pyrifolia" is a kind of...):

willow; willow tree (any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix)

Holonyms ("Salix pyrifolia" is a member of...):

genus Salix; Salix (a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows)

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