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   yellow chamomile
         n 1: Eurasian perennial herb with hairy divided leaves and
               yellow flowers; naturalized in North America [syn: {yellow
               chamomile}, {golden marguerite}, {dyers' chamomile},
               {Anthemis tinctoria}]

English Dictionary: yellow giant hyssop by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow giant hyssop
n
  1. erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States
    Synonym(s): yellow giant hyssop, Agastache nepetoides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow sand verbena
n
  1. plant having hemispherical heads of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers; found in coastal dunes from California to British Columbia
    Synonym(s): yellow sand verbena, Abronia latifolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yellowknife
n
  1. a town in the Northwest Territories in northern Canada on the Great Slave Lake
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Gentian \Gen"tian\, n. [OE. genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana,
      fr. Gentius, an Illyrian king, said to have discovered its
      properties.] (Bot.)
      Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with
      opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,
      usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See
      Illust. of {Capsule}.
  
      Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of
               Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for
               their beauty, as the Alpine ({Gentiana verna},
               {Bavarica}, and {excisa}), and the American fringed
               gentians ({G. crinita} and {G. detonsa}). Several are
               used as tonics, especially the bitter roots of
               {Gentiana lutea}, the officinal gentian of the
               pharmacop[oe]ias.
  
      {Horse gentian}, fever root.
  
      {Yellow gentian} (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana
            lutea}). See {Bitterwort}.

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]:
   Yellowish \Yel"low*ish\, a.
      Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. --
      {Yel"low*ish*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the
      genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --
      called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},
      {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Yellolegs}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
      1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
            --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large,
            long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.
  
      Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
               telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or
               lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler
               ({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or
               willet. The first two are called also {telltale},
               {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs},
               {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the
      genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --
      called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},
      {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Yellolegs}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
      1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
            --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large,
            long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.
  
      Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
               telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or
               lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler
               ({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or
               willet. The first two are called also {telltale},
               {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs},
               {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the
      genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --
      called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},
      {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Yellolegs}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.
      1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.
            --Jer. Taylor.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of large,
            long-legged sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.
  
      Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or
               telltale ({T. melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler, or
               lesser yellowlegs ({T. flavipes}), the solitary tattler
               ({T. solitarius}), and the semipalmated tattler, or
               willet. The first two are called also {telltale},
               {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler}, {yellowlegs},
               {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the
      genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --
      called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},
      {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Yellolegs}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the
      genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --
      called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},
      {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n.
      (Zo[94]l.)
      See {Yellolegs}.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Yell County, AR (county, FIPS 149)
      Location: 34.99778 N, 93.40690 W
      Population (1990): 17759 (7868 housing units)
      Area: 2403.2 sq km (land), 54.4 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Yolo County, CA (county, FIPS 113)
      Location: 38.70120 N, 121.88261 W
      Population (1990): 141092 (53000 housing units)
      Area: 2622.2 sq km (land), 27.0 sq km (water)
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