willow tree vs pussy willow

pussy willow vs willow tree

willow tree and pussy willow both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
willow tree	Yes	No	No	No
pussy willow	Yes	No	No	No

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

willow tree: any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
pussy willow: small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves

Other hyponyms of willow tree include osier, 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, 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 tree (noun)	pussy willow (noun)
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix	small willow of eastern North America having greyish leaves and silky catkins that come before the leaves
	much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves

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