onion yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants |
potato yellow-dwarf virus | the virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of potato plants |
yellow-green algae | any alga of the division Chrysophyta with its chlorophyll masked by yellow pigment |
yellowhammer yellow bunting Emberiza citrinella | European bunting the male being bright yellow |
yellow-breasted bunting Emberiza aureola | common in Russia and Siberia |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
yellow-breasted chat Icteria virens | American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds |
hepatic tanager Piranga flava hepatica | common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico |
slider yellow-bellied terrapin Pseudemys scripta | freshwater turtle of United States and South America, frequently raised commercially, some young sold as pets |
yellow-shafted flicker Colaptes auratus yellowhammer | large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail |
yellow-bellied sapsucker Sphyrapicus varius | eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen |
liver fluke Fasciola hepatica | flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans |
liver-spotted dalmatian | a brown-spotted dalmatian |
yellow-fever mosquito Aedes aegypti | mosquito that transmits yellow fever and dengue |
yellow jacket yellow hornet Vespula maculifrons | small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground |
liver chestnut | a solid dark brown horse |
yellow-throated marten Charronia flavigula | large yellow and black marten of southern China and Burma |
yellow perch Perca flavescens | North American perch |
yellow bass Morone interrupta | North American freshwater bass resembling the larger marine striped bass |
yellow jack Caranx bartholomaei | fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico |
yellow goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus | schooling goatfish, greyish with yellow stripe |
tub gurnard yellow gurnard Trigla lucerna | a kind of gurnard |
pentobarbital sodium pentobarbital Nembutal yellow jacket | a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodic |
yellow jack | yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine |
yellow yellowness | yellow color or pigment, the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons |
canary yellow canary | a moderate yellow with a greenish tinge |
brownish yellow | a yellow color of low lightness with a brownish tinge |
gamboge lemon lemon yellow maize | a strong yellow color |
orange yellow saffron | a shade of yellow tinged with orange |
pale yellow straw wheat | a variable yellow tint, dull yellow, often diluted with white |
greenish yellow | a shade of yellow tinged with green |
yellow green yellowish green chartreuse Paris green pea green | a shade of green tinged with yellow |
liver spot | a type of skin disease that causes brown spots on the skin |
yellow marrow yellow bone marrow | bone marrow that is yellow with fat, found at the ends of long bones in adults |
hepatic artery arteria hepatica | arteries that supply the liver |
central veins of liver venae centrales hepatis | terminal branches of the hepatic veins that lie in the hepatic lobules and receive blood from the liver sinusoids |
hepatic vein vena hepatica | a vein that drains the liver, empties into the vena cava |
portal vein hepatic portal vein portal vena portae | a short vein that carries blood into the liver |
liver | large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of the abdominal cavity, secretes bile and functions in metabolism of protein and carbohydrate and fat, synthesizes substances involved in the clotting of the blood, synthesizes vitamin A, detoxifies poisonous substances and breaks down worn-out erythrocytes |
hepatic lobe | any of the five lobes forming the liver |
hepatic duct | the duct that drains bile from the liver |
yellow bile choler | a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the liver and to cause irritability and anger |
macula macula lutea macular area yellow spot | a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision |
hepatic coma | coma that can occur in severe cases of liver disease |
yellow journalism tabloid tab | sensationalist journalism |
yellow-dog contract | a labor contract (now illegal) whereby the employee agrees not to join a trade union |
acute accent acute ague | a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation |
yellow light | the signal to proceed with caution |
yellow pages | a telephone directory or section of a directory (usually printed on yellow paper) where business products and services are listed alphabetically by field along with classified advertising |
liver | liver of an animal used as meat |