Willow (disambiguation)
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A willow is any of the several hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus Salix.
Willow or willows may also refer to:
[edit] In entertainment
[edit] Fictional characters
- Willow (comics), a mutant character created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 run X-Nation 2099
- Catherine Willows, character on the CBS television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
- Grandmother Willow, character in Pocahontas
- Lindsey Willows, 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, a large, magical and violent tree in the fictional world of Harry Potter
- Willow, a character played by Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man
- Willow (Dreadstar), a fictional telepath created by Jim Starlin for the comic series Dreadstar
- Willow Rosenberg, a character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Willow Stark, a character in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives
- Willow Ufgood, a character from the 1988 film of the same name
[edit] Gaming
- Willow (arcade game), a platform game based on the 1988 film of the same name
- Willow (video game), a 1989 video game based on the 1988 film
[edit] Literature
- "The Willows", a short story by Algernon Blackwood
- Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman, a collection of short stories by Japanese author Haruki Murakami
- Wicked Willow, three original novels based on the U.S. television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
- Willow & Tara (Buffy comic)
- Blue Willow, a Newbery Honor book written by Doris Gates
- The Wind in the Willows, a classic of children's literature written by British novelist Kenneth Grahame
[edit] Music
- The Willow Pattern, a 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), an art rock band from Norway
- Willow flute, a type of Scandinavian folk flute consisting of a simple tube with a transverse fipple mouthpiece and no finger holes
- "Willow's Song", a song composed by American composer Paul Giovanni with lyrics by Robert Burns
[edit] Other entertainment
- Willow (film), a 1988 fantasy film written by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard
- Willow (cat), a cat on the BBC television show Blue Peter
- Willow-Wane, a fictional planet created by Alan Dean Foster for his Humanx Commonwealth universe
[edit] Places
[edit] Australia
- The Willows, Queensland
- Willow Tree, New South Wales
[edit] Canada
- Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan
- Willows Beach, Victoria, British Columbia
[edit] United States
- Willow, Alaska
- Willow, New York
- Willow, Oklahoma
- Willow, Wisconsin
- Willow City, North Dakota
- Willow Glen, San Jose, California
- Willow Island, Nebraska
- Willow Meadows, Houston, Texas
- Willow Oak, Florida
- Willow Street, Pennsylvania
- Willows, California
[edit] In science
- Willo (Thescelosaurus), the only dinosaur fossil ever discovered that still has an intact fossilized heart
[edit] Botany
- Pussy Willow, a name for several species of willow, when bearing their furry catkins
- Seep willow, Baccharis salicifolia, a flowering shrub from the south-west United States and northern Mexico* Willow Oak (Quercus phellos), a species of oak with willow-like leaves
- Willow-herb, any of the herbaceous plants in the genus Epilobium, many of which have willow-like leaves
- Willow-leafed pear, Pyrus salicifolia, a small tree from the Middle East, widely grown as an ornamental tree
[edit] Zoology
- Willow Beauty, a moth of the family Geometridae
- Willow Flycatcher, a small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family
- Willow Grouse, a medium-sized bird in the grouse family
- Willow Tit, a passerine bird in the tit family Paridae
- Willow Warbler, a small bird from Europe, Asia and Africa
[edit] Other
- Golden Willow (horse), the youngest horse to ever win the Badminton Horse Trials
- The Willows, Greater Manchester, home of Salford City Reds rugby league club
- Willow (LACMTA Station), station on the Blue line of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
- Willow (typeface), typeface that was designed by Tony Forster in 1990
- Willow (software), a system to automatically and adaptively assess free-text students' answers [1]
- Willow Bay, wife of Walt Disney Company CEO Robert Iger
- Willow Man, large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey
- Willow pattern, distinctive and elaborate pattern used on some pottery plates
- Willow Tearooms, tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland
- Willows and Wetlands visitor centre, Stoke St Gregory, Somerset
- Willows Shoppingtown, major shopping centre in Townsville, Queensland
- Willow (fashion label), a high-end fashion label by Australian designer Kit Willow-Podgornik