willow
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The moth's caterpillars will only eat two plants - aspen and creeping willow - which makes it a challenge to conserve, according to Butterfly Conservation.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
The infested willow plants were sold in 15 counties, mostly across Southern and Central California between June 24 and July 3.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
At the center of the debate is a claim that willow crown volume increased by 1,500 percent following wolf recovery.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
A spokesperson said the Muxton marshland had struggled because the willow plants dried out the fen.
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
I sat next to the sole blue willow in the square that had come through the fire unscathed.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
Among them, the height to volume model was applied to heavily browsed willows with unusual growth forms, even though the model was not designed for such distorted shapes.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 14, 2026
The vast glass-domed exhibition space became a wonderland, with pink weeping willows and oversized toadstools adorning the runway.
From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026
The vast Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted and psychedelic forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The water is low, but clear, lined with the shade of willows.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
The willows that grow in the river bed were well leafed, and the wild blackberry vines were thrusting their spiky new shoots along the ground.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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Vocabulary from Readings 3, Unit 1
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Vocabulary from Readings 3, Unit 1
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"The Blue and the Gray" by Francis Miles Finch
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