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Sallow has 7 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal

2

A European willow, Salix caprea, that has broad leaves, large catkins and tough wood.

Verb
1

cause to become sallow

"The illness has sallowed her face"

2

To become sallow.

Adjective
1

unhealthy looking

2

Yellowish.

3

Of a sickly pale colour.

See Also
branch murky sallowly pussy willow sallowish sallowness salix caprea blake
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
willow discolor
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
goat willow
Rhyming Words
low alow glow slow blow flow plow ablow bulow below allow aglow volow coflow kozlow hollow billow beblow yellow upflow
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