WEEPING TREE
\wˈiːpɪŋ tɹˈiː], \wˈiːpɪŋ tɹˈiː], \w_ˈiː_p_ɪ_ŋ t_ɹ_ˈiː]\
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A name common to varieties of several trees, the branches and twigs of which in a normal state have an upward direction, while in the weeping variety the branches and branchlets are elongated and pendulous, or drooping. The weeping-willow, weeping-birch, and weeping-ash are examples.
By Daniel Lyons
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