n.; pl. Withies [ OE. withe, wipi, AS. wī&unr_;ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow, OHG. wīda, Icel. vī&unr_;ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. &unr_;, and probably to L. vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. √141. Cf. Wine, Withe. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) The osier willow (Salix viminalis). See Osier, n. (a). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A withe. See Withe, 1. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also, abounding in withes. [ 1913 Webster ]

The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little withy plantation. G. Eliot. [ 1913 Webster ]