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osier
[ oh-zher ]
noun
- any of various willows, as the red osier, having tough, flexible twigs or branches that are used for wickerwork.
- a twig from such a willow.
- any of various North American dogwoods.
osier
/ ˈəʊ³úɪə /
noun
- any of various willow trees, esp Salix viminalis, whose flexible branches or twigs are used for making baskets, etc
- a twig or branch from such a tree
- any of several North American dogwoods, esp the red osier
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ´Çs¾±±ð°ù±ð»å adjective
- ´Çs¾±±ð°ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of osier1
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French; akin to Medieval Latin ²¹³Ü²õÄå°ù¾±²¹ willow bed
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of osier1
C14: from Old French, probably from Medieval Latin ²¹³Ü²õŧ°ù¾±²¹, perhaps of Gaulish origin; compare Breton aoz
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Many look for nectar on dandelion, rabbitbrush, Canada thistle, osier dogwood and chokecherry.
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Flames seized the osier cages; billows of foul smoke rose skyward.
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Particularly when it came to the business of weaving baskets from willow shoots known as osiers.
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Today salmonberry and snowberry, cedars, Sitka spruce and red osier dogwood, even skunk cabbage create a densely vegetated red cedar swamp worthy of Sasquatch.
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They’ve planted western red cedar and willows and watched as other native plants took root in the shade — red osier dogwood, salmonberry, ferns and vine maple.
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