Willow (disambiguation)

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A willow is a deciduous tree or shrub in the genus Salix.

Willow or willows may also refer to:

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[edit] Botany

  • Arctic Willow, tiny creeping willow
  • Bay Willow, willow native to northern Europe and northern Asia
  • Black Willow, species of willow native to eastern North America
  • Chinese Willow, species of willow native to northwestern China
  • Crack Willow, willow native to Europe and Asia
  • Diamond willow, willow distinctively shaped as the result of attack by fungus
  • Dwarf Willow, the most common of a group of tiny creeping willows
  • Goat Willow, common species of willow native to Europe and northwestern Africa
  • Peachleaf Willow, species of willow native to southern Canada and the United States
  • Peking Willow, species of willow native to dry areas of northern China
  • Polar Willow, species of willow with a circumpolar distribution in the high arctic tundra
  • Purple Willow, species of willow native to most of Europe and western Asia
  • Swamp Willow, shrubby willow native to boglands in subarctic and arctic Europe and Asia
  • White Willow, willow native to Europe
  • Willow Oak, deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks

[edit] Fiction

  • Catherine Willows, character on the CBS television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Grandmother Willow, fictional character in Pocahontas
  • Lindsey Willows, fictional secondary character on the CBS television program CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Old Man Willow, evil character in the J.R.R. Tolkien novel The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Whomping Willow, large, magical and violent tree in the fictional world of Harry Potter
  • Willow, character played by Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man
  • Willow (comics), fictional mutant character created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 run X-Nation 2099
  • Willow (Dreadstar), fictional telepath created by Jim Starlin for the comic series Dreadstar
  • Willow Rosenberg, fictional character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Willow-Wane, fictional planet created by Alan Dean Foster for his Humanx Commonwealth universe
  • Willow (film), 1988 fantasy film written by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard


[edit] Gaming

[edit] Geography

[edit] Literature

[edit] Music

  • The Willow Pattern, one-act comic opera with a libretto by Basil Hood and music by Cecil Cook
  • "Weeping Willow" (song), the eighth track from The Verve's 1997 award-winning album Urban Hymns
  • White Willow (band), one of Norway's foremost exponents of art rock
  • Willow flute, Scandinavian folk flute consisting of a simple tube with a transverse fipple mouthpiece and no finger holes
  • "Willow's Song", song composed by American composer Paul Giovanni with lyrics by Robert Burns

[edit] Zoology

  • Willow Beauty, moth of the family Geometridae
  • Willow Flycatcher, small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family
  • Willow Grouse, medium-sized bird in the grouse family
  • Willow Tit, passerine bird in the tit family Paridae
  • Willow Warbler, very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia

[edit] Other

[edit] See also

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