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Term Definition
weeping willow

paramaribo NOT willow

Symbol of grief and sorrow. The hanging branches symbolize the flow of tears that disappear into the earth. For the ancient Germanic people, the willow was the symbol of death.

Nederlands:

Symbool van rouw en verdriet. De hangende takken symboliseren de tranenstroom die in de aarde verdwijnt. Voor de oude Germanen was de wilg het symbool van de dood.

Synonyms: treurwilg,treurboom,willow