noun
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any of various fungal or viral diseases of plants, characterized by yellowish discoloration and stunting
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vet science another name for jaundice
Etymology
Origin of yellows
Example Sentences
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According to Uefa rules, any player sent off by the referee - whether that is via two yellows or a straight red - is automatically suspended for the next match in European club competition.
From BBC
His father reasoned that these people were looking for "the blacks and the blues and the greens and the yellows", but why not offer more than that?
From BBC
Roughly 8 feet square, this dense frontal forest of figures—part human, part animal, part vegetal—in acidic blues, yellows and greens, is Cubist, Surrealist, Afro-Cuban.
On that quintessentially sunny January day, Toliver wore an equally blinding, all-white outfit in contrast to the bright yellows of the racer.
From Los Angeles Times
Allana, he decided, would be a study in yellows and pinks except for the shirt she was wearing.
From Literature
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