| osier | <botany> A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow. One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other somilar plants. "The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream." (Shak) Osier bed, or Osier holt, a place where willows are grown for basket making. Red osier. A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; also called osier cornel. Origin: F. Osier: cf. Prov. F. Oisis, Armor. Ozil, aozil, Gr, L. Vitex, and E. Withy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| osiris | One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis. Cf. Serapis. Osir"ian. Origin: L, fr. Gr.; of Egyptian origin. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |