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

/ ˈjɛləʊz /

noun

1. any of various fungal or viral diseases of plants, characterized by yellowish discoloration and stunting

2. vet science another name for jaundice

yellows

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of yellows¹

1555–65; yellow (noun) + -s ³