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A willow is a deciduous tree or shrub in the genus Salix.

Willow or willows may also refer to:

In entertainment

Fictional characters

  • Willow (comics), a mutant character created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 run X-Nation 2099
  • Catherine Willows, character on the CBS television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Grandmother Willow, character in Pocahontas
  • Lindsey Willows, secondary character on the CBS television program CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
  • Old Man Willow, evil character in the J.R.R. Tolkien novel The Fellowship of the Ring
  • Whomping Willow, a large, magical and violent tree in the fictional world of Harry Potter
  • Willow, a character played by Britt Ekland in The Wicker Man
  • Willow (Dreadstar), a fictional telepath created by Jim Starlin for the comic series Dreadstar
  • Willow Rosenberg, a character created by Joss Whedon for the cult television program, Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • Willow Stark, a character in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives
  • Willow Ufgood, a character from the 1988 film of the same name

Gaming

Literature

Music

  • willow, an indie rock band from Scotland
  • The Willow Pattern, a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Basil Hood and music by Cecil Cook
  • "Weeping Willow" (song), the eighth track from The Verve's 1997 award-winning album Urban Hymns
  • White Willow (band), one of Norway's foremost exponents of art rock
  • Willow flute, a type of Scandinavian folk flute consisting of a simple tube with a transverse fipple mouthpiece and no finger holes
  • "Willow's Song", a song composed by American composer Paul Giovanni with lyrics by Robert Burns

Other entertainment

  • Willow (film), a 1988 fantasy film written by George Lucas and directed by Ron Howard
  • Willow (cat), a cat on the BBC television show Blue Peter
  • Willow-Wane, a fictional planet created by Alan Dean Foster for his Humanx Commonwealth universe

Places

Australia

Canada

United States

In science

Botany

  • Willow Oak Quercus phellos, a species of oak with willow-like leaves
  • Willowherb Epilobium, a genus of herbs with willow-like leaves

Zoology

  • Willow Beauty, moth of the family Geometridae
  • Willow Flycatcher, small insect-eating bird of the tyrant flycatcher family
  • Willow Grouse, medium-sized bird in the grouse family
  • Willow Tit, passerine bird in the tit family Paridae
  • Willow Warbler, very common and widespread leaf warbler which breeds throughout northern and temperate Europe and Asia

Other

See also