Yellows

plant pathology. a disease of plants, characterized by stunting and the loss of chlorophyll.
veterinary pathology, jaundice.
obsolete, jealousy.
a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nm.
the yolk of an egg.
a yellow pigment or dye.
informal. yellow light.
slang. yellow jacket (def 2).
of the color yellow.
offensive.

designating or pertaining to an asian person or asian peoples.
designating or pertaining to a person of mixed racial origin, especially of black and white heritage.

having a sallow or yellowish complexion.
informal. cowardly.

(of a newspaper, book, etc.) featuring articles, pictures, or other content that is sensational, especially morbidly or offensively so: yellow rags;
yellow biographies.
dishonest in editorial comment and the presentation of news, especially in sacrificing truth for sensationalism, as in yellow journalism; yellow press.

jealous; envious.
to make or become yellow:
yellow the sheets with dye. the white stationery had yellowed with age.
contemporary examples

thailand on the brink lawrence osborne april 25, 2010
ralph lauren spring summer 2014: black, white, and bright isabel wilkinson september 11, 2013

historical examples

vandover and the brute frank norris
capitola’s peril mrs. e.d.e.n. southworth
text books of art education, v. 2 of 7 hugo b. froehlich
social life maud c. cooke
scientific american supplement, no. 810, july 11, 1891 various
life histories of north american wood warblers part one and part two arthur bent
the brand therese broderick
the children’s book of birds olive thorne miller

noun (functioning as sing)
any of various fungal or viral diseases of plants, characterized by yellowish discoloration and stunting
(vet science) another name for jaundice
noun
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 related adjective xanthous
a pigment or dye of or producing these colours
yellow cloth or clothing: dressed in yellow
the yolk of an egg
a yellow ball in snooker, etc
any of a group of pieridine b-tterflies the males of which have yellow or yellowish wings, esp the clouded yellows (colias spp.) and the brimstone
adjective
of the colour yellow
yellowish in colour or having parts or marks that are yellowish: yellow jasmine
having a yellowish skin; mongoloid
(informal) cowardly or afraid
offensively sensational, as a cheap newspaper (esp in the phrase yellow press)
verb
to make or become yellow
adj.
v.
yellows
(yěl’ōz)
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.