RED OSIER Definition & Meaning

red osier

noun

Also called red-osier dogwood. a North American dogwood, Cornus sericea (or C. stolonifera ), having red twigs and branches and white fruits.
any willow having reddish twigs and branches used for basketry or wickerwork.

red osier

noun

any of several willow trees that have red twigs used for basketwork

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of red osier¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10

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Today salmonberry and snowberry, cedars, Sitka spruce and red osier dogwood, even skunk cabbage create a densely vegetated red cedar swamp worthy of Sasquatch.

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They’ve planted western red cedar and willows and watched as other native plants took root in the shade — red osier dogwood, salmonberry, ferns and vine maple.

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Here also grew the red osier, its large fruit now whitish.

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The somber green of pine and spruce and claret stems of red osier are vivid in comparison.

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Cornel, red osier Whitish, berries white Damp New England pastures.

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