willow vs osier

osier vs willow

willow and osier both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
willow	Yes	No	No	No
osier	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, osier is a hyponym of willow; that is, osier is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than willow:

willow: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
osier: any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture

Other hyponyms of willow include Huntingdon willow, Salix alba, white willow, Salix alba sericea, Salix sericea, silky willow, silver willow, cricket-bat willow, Salix alba caerulea, arctic willow, Salix arctica, Babylonian weeping willow, Salix babylonica, weeping willow, Salix blanda, Salix pendulina, Salix pendulina blanda, Wisconsin weeping willow, pussy willow, Salix discolor, sallow, almond-leaves willow, peach-leaved willow, peachleaf willow, Salix amygdaloides, hoary willow, sage willow, Salix candida, brittle willow, crack willow, Salix fragilis, snap willow, prairie willow, Salix humilis, dwarf willow, Salix herbacea, gray willow, grey willow, Salix cinerea, arroyo willow, Salix lasiolepis, Salix lucida, shining willow, black willow, Salix nigra, swamp willow, bay willow, laurel willow, Salix pentandra, balsam willow, Salix pyrifolia, creeping willow, Salix repens, Salix sitchensis, silky willow, Sitka willow, dwarf gray willow, dwarf grey willow, sage willow, Salix tristis, bearberry willow, Salix uva-ursi.

willow (noun)	osier (noun)
a textile machine having a system of revolving spikes for opening and cleaning raw textile fibers	any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix	flexible twig of a willow tree

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