What does "yellows" mean?
Yellows: (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
Additional senses
- 2.(Zoöl.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow butterflies. Called also redhorns, and sulphurs. See Sulphur.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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