pleach vs wicker

pleach

noun
  • A branch of a shrub, tree, etc., used for pleaching; a pleacher. 

  • An act or result of interweaving; specifically, (horticulture) a hedge or lattice created by interweaving the branches of shrubs, trees, etc. 

  • A notch cut into a branch so that it can be bent when pleaching is carried out. 

verb
  • To unite by interweaving, as (horticulture) branches of shrubs, trees, etc., to create a hedge; to interlock, to plash. 

wicker

noun
  • A flexible branch or twig of a plant such as willow, used in weaving baskets and furniture. 

  • Wickerwork. 

  • wicker basket 

adj
  • Made of wickerwork. 

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