Bookmark the Dictionary of Words Online

sallow thorn definition from the Dictionary of Words

Home Contact us New words
Web Images MP3/Audio Video Directory News
Help
Terms of Service
RESULTS IN:    English Spanish

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]
Myspace Layouts for Girls My Space
Middle East Business España México Puerto Rico Costa Rica Argentina Directorio
Dictionary online database provided by dict.org