ˈsāliks, ˈsal- noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, willow — more at sallow
1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Salicaceae) of shrubs and trees that have the bracts of the ament entire and only 2 to 10 stamens and that are widely distributed in temperate and cold regions — compare osier 1, populus , sallow , willow
2. plural sali·ces ˈsaləˌsēz, ˈsāl- : any plant of the genus Salix