Withy
Withy , noun
[Old English withe, wipi, Anglo-Saxon wī{not transcribed}ig a willow, willow twig; akin to German weide willow, Old High German wīda, Icelandic vī{not transcribed}ja, a withy, Swedish vide a willow twig, Danish vidie a willow, osier, Greek {not transcribed}, and probably to Latin vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. r141. Compare Wine, Withe.]
1.
(Botany) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a).
2.
A withe. See Withe, 1.
Withy , adjective
Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes.
The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation.