Definition of Yellows
1. n. A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
2. n. A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.
Definition of Yellows
1. yellow [v] - See also: yellow
Medical Definition of Yellows
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1. A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. "His horse . . . Sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows." (Shak)
2. A disease of plants, especially. Of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish colour; jeterus.
3. A group of butterflies in which the predominating colour is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies.
Synonym: redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)
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