yellow

noun

The hue of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers; any of a group of colors of a hue resembling that of ripe lemons and varying in lightness and saturation; one of the subtractive primaries; one of the psychological primary hues.

noun

A pigment or dye having this hue.

noun

Something that has this hue.

noun

The yolk of an egg.

noun

Gold. Used formerly by prospectors.

noun

Any of various plant diseases characterized by yellow or yellowish discoloration of the leaves and caused by phytoplasmas that are transmitted by insects or by certain viruses.

adjective

Of the color yellow.

adjective

Having a yellow-brown skin color.