any of various fungal or viral diseases of plants, characterized by yellowish discoloration and stunting
2. veterinary science another name for jaundice
yellows in American English
(ˈjelouz)
noun(used with a sing v)
1. Plant Pathology
a disease of plants, characterized by stunting and the loss of chlorophyll
2. Veterinary Science
jaundice
3. obsolete
jealousy
Word origin
[1555–65; yellow (n.) + -s3]This word is first recorded in the period 1555–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: clearance, halo, incompatible, module, straddle-s an ending marking nouns as plural (boys; wolves), occurring also on nouns that have no singular (dregs; entrails; pants; scissors), or on nouns that have a singular with a different meaning (clothes; glasses; manners; thanks). The pluralizing value of -s is weakened or lost in a number of nouns that now often take singular agreement,as the names of games (billiards; checkers; tiddlywinks) and of diseases (measles; mumps; pox; rickets); the latter use has been extended to create informal names for a variety of involuntaryconditions, physical or mental (collywobbles; giggles; hots; willies). A parallel set of formations, where -s has no plural value, are adjectives denoting socially unacceptable or inconvenientstates (bananas; bonkers; crackers; nuts; preggers; starkers)
All related terms of 'yellows'
clouded yellow
any of a group of colours that vary in saturation but have the same hue . They lie in the approximate wavelength range 585–575 nanometres . Yellow is the complementary colour of blue and with cyan and magenta forms a set of primary colours
lutea
yellow
luteum
yellow
yellow
Something that is yellow is the colour of lemons , butter , or the middle part of an egg.
high yellow
a light-skinned person with one Black and one White parent
lemon yellow
Lemon yellow or lemon is used to describe things that are pale yellow in colour .
yellow card
In football or rugby , if a player is shown the yellow card , the referee holds up a yellow card to indicate that the player has broken the rules , and that if they do so again, they will be ordered to leave the pitch .
cadmium yellow
a very vivid yellow containing cadmium sulphide
canary yellow
Something that is canary yellow is a light yellow in colour.
chrome yellow
any yellow pigment consisting of lead chromate mixed with lead sulphate
daffodil yellow
a bright yellow colour
Naples yellow
a yellow pigment , used by artists ; lead antimonate
primrose yellow
any of various temperate primulaceous plants of the genus Primula , esp P. vulgaris of Europe, which has pale yellow flowers
lemon
A lemon is a bright yellow fruit with very sour juice . Lemons grow on trees in warm countries .
lemon tree
a small Asian evergreen tree, Citrus limon, widely cultivated in warm and tropical regions, having pale green glossy leaves and edible fruits
primrose
A primrose is a wild plant which has pale yellow flowers in the spring .
saffron
Saffron is a yellowish-orange powder obtained from a flower and used to give flavour and colouring to some foods.