withy adjective. ['wɪƟi] rare. L16.
[from WITHE noun + -Y¹.]
Resembling a withe in flexibility.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲

withy noun. ['wɪði]
[Old English wīÞiġ rel. to Old High German wīda (German Weide), Old Norse víðir willow. Cf. WITHE noun. See also WIDDY noun¹.]
1. Any of the willows (genus Salix); spec. one grown for its flexible branches, esp. the crack-willow, S. fragilis. OE.

2. A flexible branch of a willow, esp. as used for tying or binding, as a noose, etc.; a leash, hoop, etc., made of a withy. LME.
b. collect. Withies as a material. M19.

Comb.:
withy-bed a thicket of withies.

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲