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   Sal·low

   /ˈsalō/

   

   noun

   • 1. a willow tree, especially one of a low-growing or shrubby kind. British
   • 2. a moth with dull yellow, orange, and brown patterned wings. The larvae of some species feed on sallow catkins.

   Word Origin Old Englishsalh, of Germanic origin; related to Old Norse selja, and Latin salix ‘willow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. sallowy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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