Red osier Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun common North American shrub with reddish purple twigs and white flowers
    Cornus stolonifera; red osier dogwood; American dogwood; redbrush; red dogwood.
  2. noun Eurasian osier having reddish or purple twigs and bark rich in tannin
    purple willow; purple osier; Salix purpurea; red willow; basket willow.

WordNet

Definitions
  1. . (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs (Salix rubra). (b) An American shrub (Cornus stolonifera) which has slender red branches; also called osier cornel.

Webster 1913