SALLOW

I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English sealh; akin to Old High German salha ~, Latin salix willow Date: before 12th century any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (as Salix caprea ) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark, II. adjective Etymology: Middle English salowe, from Old English salu; akin to Old High German salo murky, Russian solovyĭ yellowish gray Date: before 12th century of a grayish greenish yellow color, ~ish adjective ~ness noun