Salicaceae
/ˌsælɪˈkeɪsi.iː/noun
A family of flowering plants that includes willows, poplars, and aspens.
Did you know?Salicaceae is a modern botanical family name built from Latin salix, a willow tree long associated in European tradition with flexibility, grief, and medicinal bark.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sal-
“A root associated with jumping or moving; the exact connection to willow is uncertain and debated.”
Latin
Latin
salix
“Willow tree.”
Late Latin
Latin
Salicaceae
“Botanical family name formed from salix plus the family-forming suffix -aceae.”
18th–19th Century
New Latin
Salicaceae
“Scientific plant-family term used in botanical classification for willows and their relatives.”
Modern English
English
Salicaceae
“The willow family of flowering plants.”