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S cinerea

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.

    And bend the pliant sallow to a shield.
    --Fawkes.

    The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb.
    --Emerson.

  2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc.

    Sallow thorn (Bot.), a European thorny shrub ( Hippophae rhamnoides) much like an El[ae]agnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.