yellow iris
         n 1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa,
               naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn:
               {yellow iris}, {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris
               pseudacorus}]

English Dictionary: yellow iris	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Yellow race n an Asian race [syn: Yellow race, Mongoloid race, Mongolian race]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
yellow rocket n noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium Synonym(s): yellow rocket, rockcress, rocket cress, Barbarea vulgaris, Sisymbrium barbarea
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Yawl-rigged \Yawl"-rigged"\, a. (Naut.)       Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from       a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped       as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.
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]:
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It       ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)       (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in             Europe as a salad.       (b) Damewort.       (c) Rocket larkspur. See below.          {Dyer's Rocket}. (Bot.) See {Dyer's broom}, under {Broom}.          {Rocket larkspur} (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers             in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis}).          {Sea rocket} (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants             ({Cakile maritima} and {C. Americana}) found on the             seashore of Europe and America.          {Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow             flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}).