luteous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of luteous
1650–60; < Latin lūteus golden-yellow, equivalent to lūt ( um ) yellowweed + -eus -eous
Example Sentences
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Abdomen deep black, with whitish bands on the sutures; tip luteous.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
The gong sounded upon the luteous air of the evening; and Pauline, with her arm closely tucked into her mother's arm, walked with her across the lawn towards the house.
From Plashers Mead A Novel by Compton MacKenzie
The club is distinct from the stem, smooth, compressed, generally with a groove on one side; luteous, often becoming brown at the tip or apex.
From The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise Its Habitat and its Time of Growth by Miron Elisha Hard
Vertex luteous, black hindward; femora with testaceous tips; bands of the wings partly connected.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
Wings grey, luteous at the base, blackish towards the tips; veins black, robust.
From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various
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