高原柜 (gāo yuán guì) is a Chinese name for the plant Salix multinervis, commonly known in English as plateau willow. Despite the character 柜 (guì), which usually means 'cabinet' or 'wardrobe', this word is a phonetic-semantic compound where 柜 here serves only as a phonetic component and carries no literal meaning related to furniture — a common feature in botanical nomenclature for less familiar species. The first two characters, 高原 (gāo yuán), mean 'plateau', indicating the plant’s native high-altitude habitat across the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and surrounding alpine regions.

This term is used almost exclusively in botanical, ecological, and regional scientific contexts — not in daily conversation. It appears in field guides, research papers, and conservation reports discussing native shrubs adapted to cold, arid, and oxygen-poor environments. Learners should note that it is not a homophone for any common household item; confusion with 柜 (cabinet) is a frequent beginner error.