Yellows
Pronunciation : Yel"lows
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. (Far.)
Defn: A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep, causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice. His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the yellows. Shak.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.
3. (Zo?l.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913