English Dictionary

least willow

名詞

不可算名詞

Salix herbacea, a tiny creeping shrub widely distributed in alpine and Arctic environments. / Salix rotundifolia, a densely matted shrub growing in tundral regions.

日本語の意味

アルパインや北極圏に広く分布する、非常に低く這う性質の小型ヤナギ（ドワーフウィロー）。 / ツンドラ地域で密集して生育する、低木状に密集したヤナギ類。

While hiking above the treeline, I was surprised to find a patch of least willow clinging to the rocky soil.

樹林限界を越えてハイキングしていると、岩だらけの土にしがみつく矮性ヤナギ（Salix herbacea）の群落を見つけて驚いた。

意味（1）

Salix herbacea, a tiny creeping shrub widely distributed in alpine and Arctic environments.

The leaves of the least willow (S. herbacea), soaked in water, are employed in Iceland for tanning leather.

意味（2）

Salix rotundifolia, a densely matted shrub growing in tundral regions.

Closely related to least willow (Salix rotundifolia) but differs in having large, slightly hairy capsules, abundant skeletonized leaves, and 3-5 pairs of veins on leaves instead of 2-3 pairs in least willow.