yellows

American  

[yel-ohz] / ˈyɛl oʊz /

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.

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yellows British  

/ 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

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yellows Scientific  

/ yĕl′ōz /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of yellows

1555–65; yellow (noun) + -s ³

Example Sentences

"Across the championship they are the top for penalties conceded, with eight yellows and one red, and the damage it did to them - they conceded 63 points with a player off the pitch."

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

Roughly 8 feet square, this dense frontal forest of figures—part human, part animal, part vegetal—in acidic blues, yellows and greens, is Cubist, Surrealist, Afro-Cuban.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Deep, rich yellows and soft sea-greens overflow across the canvas, resonant in layers of acrylic and oil.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Some of these decisions were actually purely technical — certain yellows just won’t look good on a terrace in the South of France at 3 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

She and Akira picked out five apiece, pale greens and yellows and pinks.

From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata