sallow1
¦ adjective (sallower, sallowest) (of a person's face or complexion) of a yellowish or pale brown colour.
Derivatives
sallowish adjective
sallowness noun
Origin
OE salo 'dusky', of Gmc origin.
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sallow2
¦ noun
1. chiefly Brit. a willow tree of a typically low-growing or shrubby kind. [Salix cinerea and related species.]
2. a moth whose larvae feed on willows. [Xanthia icteritia and related species.]
Derivatives
sallowy adjective
Origin
OE salh, of Gmc origin; related to L. salix 'willow'.