osier
nounUK /ˈəʊziə/
US /ˈoʊziər/
A willow tree with long bendy branches that people use to make baskets.
The basket was woven from osier branches cut by the river.
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2. A flexible branch of this willow tree, used for weaving.
He gathered osiers to mend the old chair seat.
3. Any of several willows whose shoots are used in basketry.
Osiers grow quickly in wet ground near the stream.
4. A reddish-brown or yellowish-brown color like osier wood.
The curtains were a soft osier shade.