2 definitions
for Salix babylonica
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Weeping willow \Weep"ing wil"low\ (Bot.)
a tree ({Salix babylonica) of the willow family with slender
leaves, native to China, whose branches grow very long and
slender, and hang down almost perpendicularly. It grows best
where soil is moist, as by the banks of streams and is widely
cultivated as an ornamental tree.
Syn: Babylonian weeping willow. [PJC]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Salix babylonica
n : willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native
to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental [syn: weeping
willow, Babylonian weeping willow]
