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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Sallow \Sal"low\ (s[a^]l"l[-o]), n. [OE. salwe, AS. sealh; akin
to OHG. salaha, G. salweide, Icel. selja, L. salix, Ir. sail,
saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr. "eli`kh.]
1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] --Tennyson.
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And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. --Fawkes.
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The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. --Emerson.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow,
especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as
{Salix caprea}, {Salix cinerea}, etc.
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{Sallow thorn} (Bot.), a European thorny shrub ({Hippophae
rhamnoides}) much like an Elaeagnus. The yellow berries
are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords
a yellow dye.
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