Found 1 hit - Term: sallow thorn, Database: *, Strategy: prefix
- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sallow \sal"low\ sa^l"l-o, n. oe. salwe, as. sealh; akin
to ohg. salaha, g. salweide, icel. selja, l. salix, ir. sail,
saileach, gael. seileach, w. helyg, gr. "eli`kh.
1. the willow; willow twigs. poetic --tennyson.
1913 webster
and bend the pliant sallow to a shield. --fawkes.
1913 webster
the sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. --emerson.
1913 webster
2. bot. a name given to certain species of willow,
especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as
salix caprea, salix cinerea, etc.
1913 webster
sallow thorn bot., a european thorny shrub hippophae
rhamnoides much like an elaeagnus. the yellow berries
are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords
a yellow dye.
1913 webster
see also:
salix caprea salix cinerea sallow thorn hippophae rhamnoides
Results 1 - 4 of 4 found about sallow thorn: Sallow
>> S Words
Sallow, definition of term: Sallow
sallow_pag1.html Thorn
>> T Words
Thorn, definition of term: Thorn
thorn_pag1.html Thorn Devil
>> T Words
Thorn Devil, definition of term: Thorn Devil
thorn+devil_pag1.html Thorn Apple
>> T Words
Thorn Apple, definition of term: Thorn Apple
thorn+apple_pag1.html
Last accessed:2008/09/07 21:37:55 [Total processing time: 0 seconds] |