There are more than 50 countries that export coffee. They are near the equator, where the climate is conducive to producing coffee beans.
SALLOWS
Noun
sallows
plural of sallow
Verb
sallows
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sallow
Source: Wiktionary
SALLOW
Sal"low, n. Etym: [OE. salwe, AS. sealth; akin to OHG. salaha, G. salwiede, Icel. selja L. salix, Ir. sail, saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr.
1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] Tennyson. And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. Fawkes. The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. Emerson.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: A name given to certain species of willow, especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as Salix caprea, S. cinerea, etc. Sallow thorn (Bot.), a European thorny shrub (Hippophae rhamnoides) much like an Elæagnus. The yellow berries are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords a yellow dye.
Sal"low, a. [Compar. Sallower; superl. Sallowest.] Etym: [AS. salu; akin to D. zaluw, OHG. salo, Icel. sölr yellow.]
Definition: Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin. Shak.
Sal"low, v. t.
Definition: To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic] July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. Lowell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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