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yel·lows 'yel-(.)ōz n pl but sing or pl in constr any of several diseases of domestic animals (as sheep) that are characterized by jaundice
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yel·lows (yelґōz) 1. a form of canine leptospirosis resembling the human condition Weil syndrome, caused by Leptospira interrogans; formerly believed to be caused specifically by the serovar L. icterohaemorrhagiae. 2. hepatogenous photosensitization seen in sheep and goats in Scotland in the summertime, usually after ingestion of Narthecium ossifragum (the bog asphodel).
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Yellows — Yel lows, n. 1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. [1913 Webster] His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
yellows — /ˈjɛloʊz/ (say yelohz) noun 1. Botany any of various plant diseases such as peach yellows, cabbage yellows, and aster yellows, whose most prominent symptom is a loss of green pigment in the leaves. 2. jaundice, especially in animals. 3. Obsolete… …
yellows — /yel ohz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. Plant Pathol. a disease of plants, characterized by stunting and the loss of chlorophyll. 2. Vet. Pathol. jaundice. 3. Obs. jealousy. [1555 65; YELLOW (n.) + S3] * * * … Universalium
yellows — nembutal … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
yellows — yel·low || jeləʊ n. color yellow; yolk of an egg; coward (Slang) v. make yellow, paint or dye yellow; turn yellow (e.g. old paper) adj. having a yellow color; cowardly (Slang); jealous; sensationalistic (about a newspaper) … English contemporary dictionary
yellows — any of a number of plant diseases in which the leaves turn yellow, typically caused by viruses and transmitted by insects. → yellow … English new terms dictionary
yellows — n. pl. Jaundice (in horses, cattle, and sheep) … New dictionary of synonyms
yellows — yel•lows [[t]ˈyɛl oʊz[/t]] n. (used with a sing. v.) 1) ppa a disease of plants, characterized by stunting and the loss of chlorophyll 2) vet jaundice, esp. in livestock • Etymology: 1555–65 … From formal English to slang
yellows — present third singular of yellow plural of yellow … Useful english dictionary
yellows, you — See colours … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
