weeping willow

Noun

Meaning

A willow of species Salix babylonica, with pendulous branches, native to China.

Any of the numerous decorative cultivars and hybrids of Salix babylonica with white willow (Salix alba) or crack willow (Salix fragilis).

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

willow Babylonian weeping willow Salix babylonica Peking willow Babylon willow

Examples

Now I taught the weeping willow how to cry, And I showed the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky. And the tears that I cried for that woman are gonna flood you Big River. Then I'm gonna sit right here until I die. Johnny Cash

I spent my childhood outdoors on my grandparents' farm. I learned to ride a motorbike when I was about six, a little PeeWee 50. I'd climb trees - there was a big weeping willow. Miranda Kerr

Its patio is right on the water, flanked by the arms of a big ol’ weeping willow. Source: Internet

Sad to say, the last storm did in the weeping willow, but most of the trees around us are pines. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

weeping tile weeping tree weeping tree broom weeping-ripe weepingly weepy