‘多脉柜’ (duō mài guì) is a botanical term referring to a specific species of willow—Salix polyneura—native to parts of China. The name breaks down literally as ‘duō’ (many), ‘mài’ (veins), and ‘guì’ (a variant or archaic character sometimes used in plant names, historically linked to certain shrubs or willows; here it functions as a nominal suffix denoting a woody plant). Though ‘柜’ usually means ‘cabinet’ or ‘wardrobe’, in this compound it’s a phonetic-semantic borrowing used in classical and scientific plant nomenclature, not its everyday meaning.

This term appears almost exclusively in botanical literature, field guides, or ecological surveys—not in daily conversation. It emphasizes the plant’s distinguishing leaf venation: leaves with numerous prominent veins radiating from the midrib. Because it’s a technical name, learners will rarely encounter it outside academic or conservation contexts, and it should not be confused with common willow names like ‘垂柳’ (chuíliǔ, weeping willow) or ‘旱柳’ (hànliǔ, drought willow).