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• noun any of various yellow dyes; not related chemically to alizarin but applied in the same manner
  

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• noun a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge
  

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• adjective satellite of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
  amber; brownish-yellow.
  

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• noun pigment of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
  

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• a compound of cadmium and sulphur, of an intense yellow color, used as a pigment.

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• etc. See under Cadmium, Chrome, etc.

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• noun pale-hued cadmium yellow pigment
  

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• noun viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
  California yellow bells; whispering bells; Emmanthe penduliflora.
  

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• noun a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge
  canary.
  

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• adjective satellite having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow
  canary.
  

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• noun any of several yellow pigments consisting of normal lead chromate and other lead compounds
  

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• a brilliant yellow pigment, PbCrO4, used by painters.

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• (Chem.), a yellow crystalline powder, regarded as a double nitrite of cobalt and potassium.

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• adjective satellite yellow with a creamy tinge
  

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• adjective satellite yellow tinged with crimson
  

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• adjective satellite of something having the color of a pumpkin
  

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• noun violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
  Viola pubescens.
  

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• adjective satellite of yellow tinged with gold
  

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• noun robust European perennial having clusters of yellow flowers
  Gentiana lutea.
  

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• noun a shade of yellow tinged with green
  

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• . (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. (b) See Euxanthin.

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• a substance obtained from indigo.

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• a brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of plumbic iodide.

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• a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of sulphide and oxide of arsenic; called also yellow orpiment.

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• noun plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers
  Cypripedium calceolus pubescens.
  

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• noun a strong yellow color
  maize; gamboge; lemon.
  

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• noun clover native to Ireland with yellowish flowers; often considered the true or original shamrock
  shamrock; Trifolium dubium; hop clover.
  

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• . See Tattler.

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• a delicate pale yellow.

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• (Chem.), an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.

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• (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.

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• (Chem.), brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.

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• a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil, porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic lead nitrate, and common salt.

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• noun the yellow dwarf disease of onion plants
  

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• noun the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants
  

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• noun a shade of yellow tinged with orange
  saffron.
  

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• noun a variable yellow tint; dull yellow, often diluted with white
  straw; wheat.
  

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• (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting essentially of a lead oxychloride; called also Turner's yellow.

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• a pigment prepared from platinum.

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• noun the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants
  potato yellow dwarf.
  

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• noun the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants
  

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• (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; formerly called turpetum minerale, or Turbith's mineral.

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• a shade of yellow like that obtained from the stigmas of the true saffron (Crocus sativus).

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• noun large pine of southern United States having short needles in bunches of 2-3 and red-brown bark when mature
  shortleaf pine; Pinus echinata; short-leaf pine.
  

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• noun large three-needled pine of southeastern United States having very long needles and gnarled twisted limbs; bark is red-brown deeply ridged; an important timber tree
  Pinus palustris; Georgia pine; pitch pine; longleaf pine.
  

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• adjective satellite of something having the yellow color of sulfur
  sulfur-yellow.
  

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• adjective satellite of something having the yellow color of sulfur
  sulfur-yellow.
  

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• noun of Australia
  Xyris operculata.
  

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• noun a disease of tomato plants
  tomato blight.
  

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• (Physiol.), a product intermediate between visual purple and visual white, formed in the photochemical action of light on visual purple.

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• a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of beeswax.

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• noun common and widely distributed tall timber pine of western North America having dark green needles in bunches of 2 to 5 and thick bark with dark brown plates when mature
  Pinus ponderosa; ponderosa pine; ponderosa; bull pine.
  

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• noun common lily of the eastern United States having nodding yellow or reddish flowers spotted with brown
  Lilium canadense; wild meadow lily; meadow lily; Canada lily.
  

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• noun eastern North American dogtooth having solitary yellow flowers marked with brown or purple and spotted interiors
  amberbell; Erythronium americanum; trout lily.
  

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• noun shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow daisylike flowers
  Lonas annua; Lonas inodora; African daisy.
  

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• noun asphodel with leafy stem and fragrant yellow flowers
  king's spear; Asphodeline lutea.
  

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• (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and jaundice.

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• noun hairy yellow-flowered plant of eastern Asia and North America
  Geum macrophyllum.
  
• noun erect subshrub with deep yellow flowers; Europe and Asia and North America
  Geum alleppicum strictum; Geum strictum.
  

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• noun bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
  Polygala lutea; yellow bachelor's button; candyweed; orange milkwort.
  

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• calisaya bark.

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• noun North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass
  Morone interrupta.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a North American fresh-water bass (Morone interrupta) native of the lower parts of the Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called also barfish.

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• noun snap beans with yellow pods
  wax bean.
  

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• noun common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia
  Galium verum; yellow bedstraw; Our Lady's bedstraw.
  

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• noun viscid herb of arid or desert habitats of southwestern United States having pendulous yellow flowers
  California yellow bells; whispering bells; Emmanthe penduliflora.
  

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• noun fruit of various buckthorns yielding dyes or pigments
  buckthorn berry.
  

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• . (Bot.) Same as Persian berry, under Persian.

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• noun a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger
  choler.
  

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• noun tree of eastern North America with thin lustrous yellow or grey bark
  Betula leutea; Betula alleghaniensis.
  

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• noun bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
  yellow bone marrow.
  

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• a gold coin, as a guinea. Slang Arbuthnot.

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• . (Bot.) See under Brier.

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• noun common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
  yellow bristle grass; glaucous bristlegrass; yellow bristlegrass; Setaria glauca.
  

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• noun common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
  yellow bristle grass; glaucous bristlegrass; yellow bristlegrass; Setaria glauca.
  

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• noun low-growing annual with yellow flowers dotted red; faintly aromatic of pine resin; Europe, British Isles and North Africa
  ground pine; Ajuga chamaepitys.
  

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• (Bot.), a European labiate plant (Ajuga Chamæpitys).

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• noun European bunting the male being bright yellow
  Emberiza citrinella; yellowhammer.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the European yellow-hammer.

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• (Zoöl.), a yellow catfish; especially, the bashaw.

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• noun small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
  strawberry guava; guava; Psidium littorale.
  

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• noun tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
  yellow cedar; Nootka cypress; Chamaecyparis nootkatensis; Alaska cedar.
  

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• noun Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in North America
  golden marguerite; Anthemis tinctoria; dyers' chamomile.
  

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• noun medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
  chinquapin oak; Quercus muehlenbergii; chinkapin oak.
  

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• noun common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia
  Galium verum; yellow bedstraw; Our Lady's bedstraw.
  

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• noun common woodland herb of temperate North America having yellow nodding flowers and small round blue fruits
  heal all; Clintonia borealis.
  

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• noun colicroot with yellow-bracted racemose flowers; smaller than Aletris farinosa; southeastern United States
  Aletris aurea.
  

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• a sulphide of copper and iron; copper pyrites. See Chalcopyrite.

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• (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; called also copiapite.

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• (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant (Barbarea præcox), sometimes grown as a salad plant.

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• noun tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
  yellow cedar; Nootka cypress; Chamaecyparis nootkatensis; Alaska cedar.
  

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• noun a sweet eating apple with yellow skin
  Golden Delicious.
  

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• noun European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America
  Rumex obtusifolius; broad-leaved dock; bitter dock.
  

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• . (Bot.) See the Note under Dock.

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• noun any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves
  

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• noun the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants
  potato yellow dwarf.
  

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• a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes used as a yellow pigment.

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• noun caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
  black vomit; yellow fever.
  

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• (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice, producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black vomit. See Black vomit, in the Vocabulary.

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• noun common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
  Iris pseudacorus; yellow iris; yellow flag.
  

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• the quarantine flag. See under Quarantine, and 3d Flag.

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• noun European yellow-flowered foxglove
  Digitalis lutea; straw foxglove.
  

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• noun common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas
  yellow bristle grass; glaucous bristlegrass; yellow bristlegrass; Setaria glauca.
  

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• noun erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States
  Agastache nepetoides.
  

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• noun globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California
  golden fairy lantern; Calochortus amabilis.
  

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• noun schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe
  Mulloidichthys martinicus.
  

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• noun West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit
  Jamaica honeysuckle; Passiflora laurifolia.
  
• noun the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle
  bell apple; sweet cup; water lemon.
  

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• noun a shade of green tinged with yellow
  pea green; chartreuse; yellowish green; Paris green.
  

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• noun a kind of gurnard
  tub gurnard; Trigla lucerna.
  

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• noun European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
  Hieracium praealtum; king devil.
  

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• noun found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries
  Physalis viscosa.
  

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• noun climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States
  Lonicera flava.
  
• noun twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged yellow-green flowers; northeastern America
  Lonicera dioica.
  

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• noun yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America
  horn poppy; Glaucium flavum; horned poppy; sea poppy.
  

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• noun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
  yellow hornet; Vespula maculifrons.
  

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• noun common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
  Iris pseudacorus; yellow iris; yellow flag.
  

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• noun perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States
  Actinomeris alternifolia; golden honey plant; Verbesina alternifolia; wingstem; golden ironweed.
  

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• noun semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental
  tipu; tipu tree; pride of Bolivia.
  

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• noun caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito
  black vomit; yellow fever.
  
• noun yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine
  
• noun fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico
  Caranx bartholomaei.
  

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• . (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d Jack. (b) The quarantine flag. See under Quarantine.

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• noun a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic
  pentobarbital; pentobarbital sodium; Nembutal.
  
• noun small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground
  yellow hornet; Vespula maculifrons.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of American social wasps of the genus Vespa, in which the color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are noted for their irritability, and for their painful stings.

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• noun poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
  Gelsemium sempervirens; yellow jasmine; Carolina jasmine; evening trumpet flower.
  

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• noun poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers
  Gelsemium sempervirens; yellow jasmine; Carolina jasmine; evening trumpet flower.
  

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• noun sensationalist journalism
  tabloid; tab.
  

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• noun maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan
  Cypripedium calceolus; yellow lady's slipper; Cypripedium parviflorum.
  

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• noun maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan
  Cypripedium calceolus; yellow lady's slipper; Cypripedium parviflorum.
  

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• (Min.), wulfenite.

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• (Zoöl.), the kinkajou.

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• noun the signal to proceed with caution
  

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• noun large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions
  Robinia pseudoacacia; black locust.
  

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• noun frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia
  Lysimachia vulgaris; garden loosestrife.
  

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• noun yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage
  Lupinus luteus.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the kinkajou.

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• (Zoöl.), the jurel.

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• noun offensive term for an Asian man
  

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• noun mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges
  Calochortus luteus.
  

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• noun bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults
  yellow bone marrow.
  

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• noun a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products
  alpha-beta brass; Muntz metal.
  

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• . Same as Muntz metal, under Metal.

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• noun bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
  Polygala lutea; yellow bachelor's button; candyweed; orange milkwort.
  

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• noun tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
  hog plum; Spondias mombin; yellow mombin.
  
• noun yellow oval tropical fruit
  hog plum.
  

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• noun tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit
  hog plum; Spondias mombin; yellow mombin.
  

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• noun tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange
  Saxifraga aizoides.
  

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• noun European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
  chufa; ground almond; Cyperus esculentus; rush nut; earth almond.
  

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• noun medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
  quercitron; black oak; quercitron oak; Quercus velutina.
  

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• noun pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
  yellow ocher.
  

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• (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown iron ore, which is used as a pigment.

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• noun pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica
  yellow ocher.
  

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• noun tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous
  Thevetia peruviana; Thevetia neriifolia.
  

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• (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant (Chrysanthemum segetum) closely related to the oxeye daisy.

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• noun a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising
  

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• noun Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the frequent choice of those who love dried flowers
  golden everlasting; strawflower; Helichrysum bracteatum.
  

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• noun a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits
  common moonseed; Canada moonseed; Menispermum canadense.
  

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• noun western United States bushy herb having yellow pea-like flowers
  Thermopsis macrophylla; golden pea; false lupine.
  

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• noun North American perch
  Perca flavescens.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the common American perch. See Perch.

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• noun the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
  

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• (Zoöl.), the wall-eye.

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• noun trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers
  Lysimachia nemorum.
  

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• noun any of various pines having yellow wood
  
• noun hard yellowish wood of a yellow pine
  

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• (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also, their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the most common are valuable species are Pinus mitis and P. palustris of the Eastern and Southern States, and P. ponderosa and P. Arizonica of the Rocky Mountains and Pacific States.

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• noun pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
  Sarracenia flava; trumpets; huntsman's horns; huntsman's horn; yellow pitcher plant.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the golden plover.

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• noun common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water
  cow lily; spatterdock; Nuphar advena.
  

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• noun light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer
  true tulipwood; whitewood; tulipwood; white poplar.
  
• noun tall North American deciduous timber tree having large tulip-shaped greenish yellow flowers and conelike fruit; yields soft white woods used especially for cabinet work
  tulip tree; Liriodendron tulipifera; tulip poplar; canary whitewood.
  

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• (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.

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• noun a cyanide compound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners
  potassium ferrocyanide.
  

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• . (Bot.) Same as Orangeroot.

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• noun an Asian race
  Mongoloid race; Mongolian race.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a small American rail (Porzana Noveboracensis) in which the lower parts are dull yellow, darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also yellow crake.

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• . (Bot.) See under Rattle, and Rocket.

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• noun a major river of Asia in northern China; flows generally eastward into the Yellow Sea; carries large quantities of yellow silt to its delta
  Huang He; Hwang Ho.
  

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• noun noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium
  Sisymbrium barbarea; rocket cress; rockcress; Barbarea vulgaris.
  

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• noun perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves
  goldenseal; turmeric root; golden seal; Hydrastis Canadensis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a greenish or yellowish European stone fly of the genus Chloroperla; so called by anglers.

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• noun European perennial naturalized throughout United States having hollow stems with a few long narrow tapered leaves and each bearing a solitary pale yellow flower
  Tragopogon dubius.
  

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• noun plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
  Abronia latifolia.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the dragonet.

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• noun part of the Pacific off the east coast of Asia
  Huang Hai.
  

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• (Zoöl.), a West Indian boa (Chilobothrus inornatus) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed with black, and anteriorly with black lines.

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• noun slender perennial of western North America having weakly bristly leaves and yellow flower heads
  Haplopappus spinulosus.
  

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• noun any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves
  
• noun a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision
  macular area; macula; macula lutea.
  

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• . (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where vision is most accurate. See Eye. (b) (Zoöl.) A small American butterfly (Polites Peckius) of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also Peck's skipper. See Illust. under Skipper, n., 5.

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• noun fungus causing yellow spot (a sugarcane disease in Australia)
  Cercospora kopkei.
  

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• noun medium-sized spruce of eastern North America; chief lumber spruce of the area; source of pulpwood
  Picea rubens; eastern spruce; red spruce.
  

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• noun any of various squash plants grown for their yellow fruits with somewhat elongated necks
  
• noun squash having yellow skin and yellowish flesh and usually elongated neck
  

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• noun European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
  Barnaby's thistle; Centaurea solstitialis.
  

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• noun biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop
  Melilotus officinalis.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of crested titmice of the genus Machlolophus, native of India. The predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green.

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• noun prostrate European herb with small yellow flowers and curved black pods; naturalized in North America
  black medick; hop clover; nonesuch clover; Medicago lupulina.
  

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• noun pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with wide mouths and erect lids
  Sarracenia flava; trumpets; huntsman's horns; huntsman's horn; yellow pitcher plant.
  

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• noun the large yellow root of a rutabaga plant used as food
  swedish turnip; swede; rutabaga.
  

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• noun southwestern United States plant with yellow flowers on stems that twist and twine through other vegetation
  Antirrhinum filipes.
  

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• noun scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
  meadow pea; Lathyrus pratensis; common vetchling.
  

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• (Zoöl.), the fer-de-lance.

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• noun yellow-throated American wood warbler
  golden warbler; yellowbird; Dendroica petechia.
  

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• (Zoöl.), any one of several species of American warblers of the genus Dendroica in which the predominant color is yellow, especially D. æstiva, which is a very abundant and familiar species; called also garden warbler, golden warbler, summer yellowbird, summer warbler, and yellow-poll warbler.

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• (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water, a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.

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• noun common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated
  Iris pseudacorus; yellow iris; yellow flag.
  

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• noun a water lily with yellow flowers
  Nuphar lutea.
  

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• noun annual or biennial cress growing in damp places sometimes used in salads or as a potherb; troublesome weed in some localities
  marsh cress; Rorippa islandica.
  

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• noun offensive term for an Asian woman
  

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• (Zoöl.) (a) The European willow warbler. (b) The European wood warbler.

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• adjective satellite having yellow bands
  

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• adjective satellite of beige tinged with yellow;
  yellowish-beige.
  

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• adjective satellite easily frightened
  white-livered; yellow; chickenhearted; lily-livered; chicken.
  

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• noun eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen
  Sphyrapicus varius.
  

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• noun freshwater turtle of United States and South America; frequently raised commercially; some young sold as pets
  slider; Pseudemys scripta.
  

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• noun a form of dichromacy characterized by lowered sensitivity to yellow light; so rare that its existence has been questioned
  tetartanopia.
  

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• noun confusion of yellow and blue
  yellow-blue color blindness.
  

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• noun confusion of yellow and blue
  yellow-blue color blindness.
  

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• noun common in Russia and Siberia
  Emberiza aureola.
  

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• noun American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
  Icteria virens.
  

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• adjective satellite of a medium to dark brownish yellow color
  amber; brownish-yellow.
  

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Yel"low-cov`ered adjective

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1. Covered or bound in yellow paper.

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• noun North American night heron
  Nyctanassa violacea.
  

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• noun a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union
  

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Yel"low-eyed` adjective

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1. Having yellow eyes.

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• noun any of several rushlike plants, especially of the pine barrens of southern United States
  

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• noun plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places
  Xyridaceae; family Xyridaceae.
  

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• noun mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue
  Aedes aegypti.
  

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Yel"low-golds` noun

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1. (Bot.) A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. B. Jonson.

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• adjective satellite of grey tinged with yellow
  yellowish-gray; yellowish-grey; yellow-gray.
  

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• adjective satellite of a color midway between yellow and green
  

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• noun any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment
  

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• adjective satellite of grey tinged with yellow
  yellowish-gray; yellowish-grey; yellow-gray.
  

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• noun a rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew
  Falcatifolium taxoides.
  

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• adjective satellite having yellow marks
  

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• adjective satellite of orange tinged with yellow
  yellowish-orange.
  

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• noun large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
  Colaptes auratus; yellowhammer.
  

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• adjective satellite having yellow spots
  

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• adjective satellite having yellow stripes
  

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• noun large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma
  Charronia flavigula.
  

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• adjective satellite of a color tinged with yellow
  

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• adjective satellite of a flower tipped with yellow
  

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• adjective satellite of a white tinged with yellow
  yellowish-white.
  

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