weeping willow
noun
: an Asian willow (Salix babylonica) introduced into North America that has slender pendent branches
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Barbara had just planted three weeping willows for Kat.
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Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 10 May 2023
The corkscrew willow branches were painted red, the weeping willow branches white.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
The highlight is the Koi edition, whose black dial features the bright orange Japanese fish taking a dip into the blue rippling water of a pond just beneath a weeping willow tree.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
At the entrance to the Planet Word museum in Washington, D.C., stands a remarkable sculpture designed to resemble a weeping willow.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
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Jazmine Hughes, New York Times, 10 May 2023
The corkscrew willow branches were painted red, the weeping willow branches white.
—Joanne Kempinger Demski, Journal Sentinel, 15 Dec. 2022
The highlight is the Koi edition, whose black dial features the bright orange Japanese fish taking a dip into the blue rippling water of a pond just beneath a weeping willow tree.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2022
At the entrance to the Planet Word museum in Washington, D.C., stands a remarkable sculpture designed to resemble a weeping willow.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2022
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