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• plural of yellow.
• present tense form of yellow (3rd person singular).

yellows

American  

[yel-ohz] / ˈjɛl 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

Visitors can expect yellows and splashes of orange, with more flowers sprouting every day.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 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

"She'd gone in looking so sleek and professional… whereas before, she was dressed up more in child-friendly sort of yellows and dungarees and like a Minion," Harriet told BBC Local.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

The climate changed quickly to cold and the trees burst into color, the reds and yellows you can’t believe.

From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck