yellow ageratum
         n 1: shrub of southwestern Mediterranean region having yellow
               daisylike flowers [syn: {African daisy}, {yellow ageratum},
               {Lonas inodora}, {Lonas annua}]

English Dictionary: yellow granadilla	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow granadilla n West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit Synonym(s): Jamaica honeysuckle, yellow granadilla, Passiflora laurifolia the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle Synonym(s): bell apple, sweet cup, water lemon, yellow granadilla
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow green n a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: yellow green, yellowish green, chartreuse, Paris green, pea green]
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yellow gurnard n a kind of gurnard [syn: tub gurnard, yellow gurnard, Trigla lucerna]
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yellow journalism n sensationalist journalism [syn: yellow journalism, tabloid, tab]
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yellow ocher n pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica Synonym(s): yellow ocher, yellow ochre
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yellow ochre n pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica Synonym(s): yellow ocher, yellow ochre
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yellow-crowned night heron n North American night heron [syn: {yellow-crowned night heron}, Nyctanassa violacea]
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yellow-gray adj of grey tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-grey, {yellow- gray}, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray]
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yellow-green adj of a color midway between yellow and green
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yellow-green algae n any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment
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yellow-grey adj of grey tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-grey, {yellow- gray}, yellowish-grey, yellowish-gray]
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yellowish-orange adj of orange tinged with yellow [syn: yellow-orange, yellowish-orange]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aurin \Au"rin\ ([add]"r[icr]n), n. [L. aurum gold.] (Chem.)       A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in       commerce, {yellow corallin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of       red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.)       A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of       rosolic acid. See {Aurin}, and {Rosolic acid} under       {Rosolic}.          {Red corallin}, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating             aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also             {p[91]onin}.          {Yellow corallin}. See {Aurin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Aurin \Au"rin\ ([add]"r[icr]n), n. [L. aurum gold.] (Chem.)       A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in       commerce, {yellow corallin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of       red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.)       A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of       rosolic acid. See {Aurin}, and {Rosolic acid} under       {Rosolic}.          {Red corallin}, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating             aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also             {p[91]onin}.          {Yellow corallin}. See {Aurin}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,       Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[uacute]rn, L. granum, Russ.       zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]       1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,             and maize; a grain.          2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used             for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.          Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in                the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn}, of which                there are several kinds; as, {yellow corn}, which grows                chiefly in the Northern States, and is yellow when                ripe; {white [or] southern corn}, which grows to a                great height, and has long white kernels; {sweet corn},                comprising a number of sweet and tender varieties,                grown chiefly at the North, some of which have kernels                that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any small                variety, used for popping.          3. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;             the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after             reaping and before thrashing.                         In one night, ere glimpse of morn, His shadowy flail                      had thrashed the corn.                        --Milton.          4. A small, hard particle; a grain. [bd]Corn of sand.[b8]             --Bp. Hall. [bd]A corn of powder.[b8] --Beau. & Fl.          {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft             candy from molasses or sugar.          {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.          {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.          {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma [or] Lychnis             Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain fields.                      {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --             called also {sword lily}.          {Corn fly}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious                   to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease                   called [bd]gout,[b8] on account of the swelled joints.                   The common European species is {Chlorops t[91]niopus}.             (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot                   destroys seed corn after it has been planted.          {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed             through its batter. [U. S.]          {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those             in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the             importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except             when the price rose above a certain rate.          {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.          {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn             and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.             [U.S.]          {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus             ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and             Asia.          {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.          {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[d2]as}),             common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.                      {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.          {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.          {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of             {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad. {V.             olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.          {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]          {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.          {Corn weevil}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.             (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[91]}) which                   attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing                   great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.
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]:
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]:
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]:
Myrtle \Myr"tle\ (m[etil]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop.,       a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr.       my`rtos; cf. Per. m[umac]rd.] (Bot.)       A species of the genus {Myrtus}, especially {Myrtus       communis}. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,       eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head,       thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It       has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by       black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it       sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used       variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the       beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.          Note: The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in                America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered                periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. In the                West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called                myrtle.          {Bog myrtle}, the sweet gale.          {Crape myrtle}. See under {Crape}.          {Myrtle warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a North American wood warbler             ({Dendroica coronata}); -- called also {myrtle bird},             {yellow-rumped warbler}, and {yellow-crowned warbler}.          {Myrtle wax}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry tallow}, under {Bayberry}.                      {Sand myrtle}, a low, branching evergreen shrub ({Leiophyllum             buxifolium}), growing in New Jersey and southward.          {Wax myrtle} ({Myrica cerifera}). See {Bayberry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yolk \Yolk\ (y[omac]lk or y[omac]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke,       [f4]olke, [f4]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu yellow.       See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.]       1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the             wool of sheep.          {Yolk cord} (Zo[94]l.), a slender cord or duct which connects             the yolk glands with the egg chambers in certain insects,             as in the aphids.          {Yolk gland} (Zo[94]l.), a special organ which secretes the             yolk of the eggs in many turbellarians, and in some other             invertebrates. See Illust. of {Hermaphrodite} in Appendix.                      {Yolk sack} (Anat.), the umbilical vesicle. See under             {Unbilical}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
yellow card n.   See {green card}.