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yellows

yellows noun: a kind of jaundice found in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes. Also the plural of yellow.

Noun

yellows

  1. (archaic) A kind of jaundice found in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes.
  2. (archaic) A disease of plants, especially peach trees, in which the leaves turn a yellowish colour.
    Synonyms:
    little peach

Also used as

yellows is also the plural of yellow.

yellows is also the third-person singular simple present indicative of yellow.

Synonyms of yellows

Phrases with yellows

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Questions about yellows

What does yellows mean?
Yellows means a kind of jaundice found in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes.
What part of speech is yellows?
Yellows is a noun.

Words near yellows in the dictionary

  1. yellownose
  2. yellowred
  3. yellowreds
  4. yellowrocket
  5. yellowroot
  6. yellows
  7. yellows off
  8. yellows out
  9. yellows up
  10. yellowseed
  11. yellowseeds

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