Yel"lows (?), n. 1.
(Far.) 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.) A disease of plants, esp. of
peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color;
jeterus.
3. (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.
Yel"lows (?), n. 1.
(Far.) 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.) A disease of plants, esp. of
peach trees, in which the leaves turn to a yellowish color;
jeterus.
3. (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.
