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yellows

[ yel-ohz ]

noun

(used with a singular verb)
  1. Plant Pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by stunting and the loss of chlorophyll.
  2. Veterinary Pathology. jaundice.
  3. Obsolete. jealousy.


yellows

/ ˈɛəʊ /

noun

  1. any of various fungal or viral diseases of plants, characterized by yellowish discoloration and stunting
  2. vet science another name for jaundice
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

yellows

/ ĕō /

  1. Any of various plant diseases characterized by yellowish discoloration and often by wilting, deformation, and stunted growth. Yellows may be caused by phytoplasmas , by ascomycete fungi of the genus Fusarium, or by a virus, especially of the genus Chlorogenus.
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Origin of yellows1

1555–65; yellow (noun) + -s 3
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