n. pl. Salices .

[L., the willow.]
(Bot.) (a) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier, and the like, growing usually in wet grounds. (b) A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.

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The botanical name for willow.

IN BRIEF: n. - A large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows.