willow
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Emma has placed a bench with a plaque featuring Mabel's name near the willow tree.
From BBC ● Oct. 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
She played a full summer for Hampshire, solely contributing with willow in hand.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Vegetation visible along the reservoir shoreline and river channel includes tamarisk, willow, cottonwood, sedges, and various grasses.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 18, 2026
Bess and George were standing off to the side, watching the pony eat leaves off the Faynes' willow tree.
From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene
She has planted meadows, willows, hedgerows, tussocky grasses and late-flowering crops to give insects food through the summer.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
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 Grand Palais exhibition space in central Paris was transformed into an enchanted forest populated by giant mushrooms and pink weeping willows as stars from Nicole Kidman to Dua Lipa looked on.
From Barron's ● Jan. 27, 2026
The water is low, but clear, lined with the shade of willows.
From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2025
Brian tried to move to the bank and run, but the brush was so thick and wild that it was like a jungle—grass, willows, and thick vines grabbed at him, holding him.
From "The River" by Gary Paulsen
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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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