"猫柳" meaning in Japanese

See 猫柳 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: 猫柳 [canonical] (ruby: (ねこ), (やなぎ)), 猫柳 [canonical] (ruby: 猫柳(ネコヤナギ)), nekoyanagi [romanization]
Etymology: Literally, “cat willow”, 猫(ねこ) (neko, “cat”) + 柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”) Etymology templates: {{m-g|cat willow}} “cat willow”, {{lit|cat willow}} Literally, “cat willow”, {{ja-compound|猫|ねこ|柳|やなぎ|t1=cat|t2=willow}} 猫(ねこ) (neko, “cat”) + 柳(やなぎ) (yanagi, “willow”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|ねこやなぎ|ネコヤナギ}} 猫(ねこ)柳(やなぎ) or 猫柳(ネコヤナギ) • (nekoyanagi)
  1. rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla Wikipedia link: ja:ネコヤナギ Synonyms: 川柳
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          "name": "Willows and poplars",
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        "rosegold pussy willow, Salix gracilistyla"
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