noun
- Common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers.
- synonyms: red osier dogwood, red dogwood, American dogwood, redbrush, Cornus stolonifera
- Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin.
- synonyms: purple willow, red willow, basket willow, purple osier, Salix purpurea
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