red osier

/rɛd ˌoʊʒər/

Other forms: red osiers

Definitions of red osier

1. noun

   common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
   synonyms: American dogwood, Cornus stolonifera, red dogwood, red osier dogwood, redbrush

   type of:

   cornel, dogwood, dogwood tree

   a tree of shrub of the genus Cornus often having showy bracts resembling flowers
2. noun

   Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
   synonyms: Salix purpurea, basket willow, purple osier, purple willow, red willow

   type of:

   osier

   any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture