GRE Word List
SALLOW
any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark
The meaning of the word sallow is any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark.
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