[wil.low] n [ME wilghe, wilowe, fr. OE welig; akin to MHG wilge willow] (bef. 12c) 1: any of a genus (Salix of the family Salicaceae, the willow family) of trees and shrubs bearing catkins of apetalous flowers and including forms of value for wood, osiers, or tanbark and a few ornamentals
2: an object made of willow wood; esp: a cricket bat -- wil.low.like adj