[sal.low] n [ME, fr. OE sealh; akin to OHG salha sallow, L salix willow] (bef. 12c): any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
[2]sallow adj [ME salowe, fr. OE salu; akin to OHG salo murky, Russ solovyi yellowish gray] (bef. 12c): of a grayish greenish yellow color -- sal.low.ish adj -- sal.low.ness n