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   yellow cattley guava
         n 1: small tropical shrubby tree bearing small yellowish fruit
               [syn: {guava}, {strawberry guava}, {yellow cattley guava},
               {Psidium littorale}]

English Dictionary: yellow cedar by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow cedar
n
  1. tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament
    Synonym(s): yellow cypress, yellow cedar, Nootka cypress, Alaska cedar, Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow goatfish
n
  1. schooling goatfish; greyish with yellow stripe [syn: yellow goatfish, Mulloidichthys martinicus]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow hawkweed
n
  1. European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds
    Synonym(s): king devil, yellow hawkweed, Hieracium praealtum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow star-thistle
n
  1. European weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
    Synonym(s): Barnaby's thistle, yellow star-thistle, Centaurea solstitialis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow sweet clover
n
  1. biennial yellow-flowered Eurasian plant having aromatic leaves used as carminative or flavoring agent; widely cultivated especially as green manure or cover crop
    Synonym(s): yellow sweet clover, Melilotus officinalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow-striped
adj
  1. having yellow stripes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellowish-white
adj
  1. of a white tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-white, yellowish-white]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yellowstone
n
  1. a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
    Synonym(s): Yellowstone, Yellowstone River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yellowstone National Park
n
  1. the first national park in the United States; located in the border area between Wyoming and Montana and Idaho; spectacular wilderness; famous for Old Faithful geyser and for buffalo and bears
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yellowstone River
n
  1. a tributary of the Missouri River that flows through the Yellowstone National Park
    Synonym(s): Yellowstone, Yellowstone River
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]
      [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin
      to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,
      Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]
      greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.
      {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]
      Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or
      brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the
      solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
  
               Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
               A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,
               the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.
  
               The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
  
      {Yellow atrophy} (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.
  
      {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.
  
      {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.
  
      {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under
            {Persian}.
  
      {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
  
      {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.
  
      {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
            Cham[91]pitys}).
  
      {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.
  
      {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
            bashaw.
  
      {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
            called also {copiapite}.
  
      {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
            pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.
  
      {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
            ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
           
  
      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.
  
      {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
            used as a yellow pigment.
  
      {Yellow fever} (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.
  
      {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},
            and 3d {Flag}.
  
      {Yellow jack}.
      (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.
      (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.
  
      {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.
  
      {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.
  
      {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.
  
      {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
            iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
  
      {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
            ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye
            daisy.
  
      {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See
            {Perch}.
  
      {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.
  
      {Yellow pine} (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.
  
      {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.
  
      {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
            is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
            corrosive sublimate to limewater.
  
      {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.
  
      {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.
  
      {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},
            and {Rocket}.
  
      {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European
            stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by
            anglers.
  
      {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.
  
      {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow spot}.
      (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) (Zo[94]l.) 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.
  
      {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.
  
      {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the
            predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},
            which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called
            also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer
            yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.
           
  
      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
            water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
            to limewater.
  
      {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European willow warbler.
      (b) The European wood warbler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]
      1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See
            {Pasha}.
  
      2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})
            of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud
            cat}, and {yellow cat}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]
      [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin
      to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,
      Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]
      greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.
      {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]
      Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or
      brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the
      solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
  
               Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
               A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,
               the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.
  
               The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
  
      {Yellow atrophy} (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.
  
      {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.
  
      {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.
  
      {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under
            {Persian}.
  
      {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
  
      {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.
  
      {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
            Cham[91]pitys}).
  
      {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.
  
      {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
            bashaw.
  
      {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
            called also {copiapite}.
  
      {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
            pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.
  
      {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
            ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
           
  
      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.
  
      {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
            used as a yellow pigment.
  
      {Yellow fever} (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.
  
      {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},
            and 3d {Flag}.
  
      {Yellow jack}.
      (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.
      (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.
  
      {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.
  
      {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.
  
      {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.
  
      {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
            iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
  
      {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
            ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye
            daisy.
  
      {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See
            {Perch}.
  
      {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.
  
      {Yellow pine} (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.
  
      {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.
  
      {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
            is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
            corrosive sublimate to limewater.
  
      {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.
  
      {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.
  
      {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},
            and {Rocket}.
  
      {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European
            stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by
            anglers.
  
      {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.
  
      {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow spot}.
      (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) (Zo[94]l.) 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.
  
      {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.
  
      {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the
            predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},
            which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called
            also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer
            yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.
           
  
      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
            water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
            to limewater.
  
      {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European willow warbler.
      (b) The European wood warbler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]
      1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See
            {Pasha}.
  
      2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris})
            of the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud
            cat}, and {yellow cat}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Starwort \Star"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
      (a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}.
      (b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having
            star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. --Gray.
  
      {Water starwort}, an aquatic plant ({Callitriche verna})
            having some resemblance to chickweed.
  
      {Yellow starwort}, a plant of the genus {Inula}; elecampane.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Wagtail \Wag"tail`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging
      to {Motacilla} and several allied genera of the family
      {Motacillid[91]}. They have the habit of constantly jerking
      their long tails up and down, whence the name.
  
      {Field wagtail}, any one of several species of wagtails of
            the genus {Budytes} having the tail shorter, the legs
            longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do
            the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow
            beneath. Called also {yellow wagtail}.
  
      {Garden wagtail}, the Indian black-breasted wagtail
            ({Nemoricola Indica}).
  
      {Pied wagtail}, the common European water wagtail ({Motacilla
            lugubris}). It is variegated with black and white. The
            name is applied also to other allied species having
            similar colors. Called also {pied dishwasher}.
  
      {Wagtail flycatcher}, a true flycatcher ({Sauloprocta
            motacilloides}) common in Southern Australia, where it is
            very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
            builds its nest about houses; -- called also {black
            fantail}.
  
      {Water wagtail}.
      (a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted
            genus {Motacilla}. They live chiefly on the shores of
            ponds and streams.
      (b) The American water thrush. See {Water thrush}.
  
      {Wood wagtail}, an Asiatic wagtail; ({Calobates sulphurea})
            having a slender bill and short legs.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellow \Yel"low\, a. [Compar. {Yellower}; superl. {Yellowest}.]
      [OE. yelow, yelwe, [f4]elow, [f4]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin
      to D. geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul,
      Dan. guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. [?] young verdure, [?]
      greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [?][?][?]. Cf.
      {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]
      Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold or
      brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the
      solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the green.
  
               Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
               A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought First fruits,
               the green ear and the yellow sheaf.         --Milton.
  
               The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.
  
      {Yellow atrophy} (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.
  
      {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.
  
      {Yellow bass} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.
  
      {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under
            {Persian}.
  
      {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.
  
      {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.
  
      {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga
            Cham[91]pitys}).
  
      {Yellow bunting} (Zo[94]l.), the European yellow-hammer.
  
      {Yellow cat} (Zo[94]l.), a yellow catfish; especially, the
            bashaw.
  
      {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --
            called also {copiapite}.
  
      {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper
            pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.
  
      {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant
            ({Barbarea pr[91]cox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.
           
  
      {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.
  
      {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes
            used as a yellow pigment.
  
      {Yellow fever} (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.
  
      {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},
            and 3d {Flag}.
  
      {Yellow jack}.
      (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.
      (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.
  
      {Yellow jacket} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.
  
      {Yellow lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow macauco} (Zo[94]l.), the kinkajou.
  
      {Yellow mackerel} (Zo[94]l.), the jurel.
  
      {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.
  
      {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown
            iron ore, which is used as a pigment.
  
      {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant
            ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye
            daisy.
  
      {Yellow perch} (Zo[94]l.), the common American perch. See
            {Perch}.
  
      {Yellow pike} (Zo[94]l.), the wall-eye.
  
      {Yellow pine} (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.
  
      {Yellow plover} (Zo[94]l.), the golden plover.
  
      {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which
            is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding
            corrosive sublimate to limewater.
  
      {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.
  
      {Yellow rail} (Zo[94]l.), 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}.
  
      {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},
            and {Rocket}.
  
      {Yellow Sally} (Zo[94]l.), a greenish or yellowish European
            stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by
            anglers.
  
      {Yellow sculpin} (Zo[94]l.), the dragonet.
  
      {Yellow snake} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow spot}.
      (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) (Zo[94]l.) 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.
  
      {Yellow tit} (Zo[94]l.), 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.
  
      {Yellow viper} (Zo[94]l.), the fer-de-lance.
  
      {Yellow warbler} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of
            American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the
            predominant color is yellow, especially {D. [91]stiva},
            which is a very abundant and familiar species; -- called
            also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer
            yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.
           
  
      {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in
            water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate
            to limewater.
  
      {Yellow wren} (Zo[94]l.)
      (a) The European willow warbler.
      (b) The European wood warbler.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowseed \Yel"low*seed`\, n. (Bot.)
      A kind of pepper grass ({Lepidium campestre}).

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Yellowstone County, MT (county, FIPS 111)
      Location: 45.93529 N, 108.27174 W
      Population (1990): 113419 (48781 housing units)
      Area: 6825.2 sq km (land), 36.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Yellowstone National, MT (Park, FIPS 113)
      Location: 45.00355 N, 110.80081 W
      Population (1990): 52 (46 housing units)
      Area: 635.6 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)
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