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1: tall evergreen of the Pacific coast of North America often cultivated for ornament [syn: {yellow cedar}, {Nootka cypress}, {Alaska cedar}, {Chamaecyparis nootkatensis}]

1: a sweet eating apple with yellow skin [syn: {Golden Delicious}]

1: European dock with broad obtuse leaves and bitter rootstock common as a weed in North America [syn: {bitter dock}, {broad-leaved dock}, {Rumex obtusifolius}]

1: any of several virus diseases of plants characterized by stunting and yellowing of the leaves

1: the yellow dwarf disease of potato plants [syn: {potato yellow dwarf}]

1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: {yellow jack}, {black vomit}]

1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn: {yellow iris}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris pseudacorus}]

1: European yellow-flowered foxglove [syn: {straw foxglove}, {Digitalis lutea}]

1: common weedy and bristly grass found in nearly all temperate areas [syn: {yellow bristlegrass}, {yellow bristle grass}, {glaucous bristlegrass}, {Setaria glauca}]

1: erect perennial with stout stems and yellow-green flowers; southern Canada and southeastern United States [syn: {Agastache nepetoides}]

1: globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California [syn: {golden fairy lantern}, {Calochortus amabilis}]

1: schooling goatfish; grayish with yellow stripe [syn: {Mulloidichthys martinicus}]

1: West Indian passionflower; cultivated for its yellow edible fruit [syn: {Jamaica honeysuckle}, {Passiflora laurifolia}] 2: the edible yellow fruit of the Jamaica honeysuckle [syn: {bell apple}, {sw...

1: a shade of green tinged with yellow [syn: {yellowish green}, {chartreuse}, {Paris green}, {pea green}]

1: a kind of gurnard [syn: {tub gurnard}, {Trigla lucerna}]

1: European hawkweed introduced into northeastern United States; locally troublesome weeds [syn: {king devil}, {Hieracium praealtum}]

1: found on sea beaches from Virginia to South America having greenish-yellow flowers and orange or yellow berries [syn: {Physalis viscosa}]

1: climbing deciduous shrub with fragrant yellow (later orange) flowers in terminal whorls; southeastern United States [syn: {Lonicera flava}] 2: twining deciduous shrub with clusters of purple-tinged...

1: yellow-flowered Eurasian glaucous herb naturalized in along sandy shores in eastern North America [syn: {horn poppy}, {horned poppy}, {sea poppy}, {Glaucium flavum}]

1: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the ground [syn: {yellow jacket}, {Vespula maculifrons}]

1: common yellow-flowered iris of Europe and North Africa, naturalized in United States and often cultivated [syn: {yellow flag}, {yellow water flag}, {Iris pseudacorus}]

1: perennial herb with showy yellow flowers; the eastern United States [syn: {wingstem}, {golden ironweed}, {golden honey plant}, {Verbesina alternifolia}, {Actinomeris alternifolia}]

1: semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental [syn: {tipu}, {tipu tree}, {pride of Bolivia}]

1: caused by a flavivirus transmitted by a mosquito [syn: {yellow fever}, {black vomit}] 2: yellow flag hoist on a ship in quarantine 3: fish of western Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico [syn: {Caranx barth...

1: a barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and anti-spasmodic [syn: {pentobarbital sodium}, {pentobarbital}, {Nembutal}] 2: small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting...

1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jessamine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervi...

1: poisonous woody evergreen vine of southeastern United States having fragrant yellow funnel-shaped flowers [syn: {yellow jasmine}, {Carolina jasmine}, {evening trumpet flower}, {Gelsemium sempervire...

1: sensationalist journalism [syn: {tabloid}, {tab}]

1: maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady-slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus}, {Cypripedium parviflorum}]

1: maroon to purple-brown orchid with yellow lip; Europe, North America and Japan [syn: {yellow lady's slipper}, {Cypripedium calceolus}, {Cypripedium parviflorum}]

1: the signal to proceed with caution

1: large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions [syn: {black...

1: frequently considered a weed; Europe and Asia [syn: {garden loosestrife}, {Lysimachia vulgaris}]

1: yellow-flowered European lupine cultivated for forage [syn: {Lupinus luteus}]

1: offensive term for an Oriental man

1: mariposa having clusters of a few large deep yellow bell-shaped flowers atop slender stems; California coastal ranges [syn: {Calochortus luteus}]

1: bone marrow that is yellow with fat; found at the ends of long bones in adults [syn: {yellow bone marrow}]

1: a brass that has more zinc and is stronger than alpha brass; used in making castings and hot-worked products [syn: {alpha-beta brass}, {Muntz metal}]

1: bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers [syn: {orange milkwort}, {candyweed}, {yellow bachelor's button}, {Polygala lutea}]

1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin tree}, {Spondias mombin}] 2: yellow oval tropical fruit [syn: {hog plum}]

1: tropical American tree having edible yellow fruit [syn: {hog plum}, {yellow mombin}, {Spondias mombin}]

1: tufted evergreen perennial having ciliate leaves and yellow corymbose flowers often spotted orange [syn: {Saxifraga aizoides}]

1: European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers [syn: {chufa}, {earth almond}, {ground almond}, {rush nut}, {Cyperus esculentus}]

1: medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad 5-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped [sy...

1: pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica [syn: {yellow ochre}]

1: pigment consisting of a limonite mixed with clay and silica [syn: {yellow ocher}]

1: tropical American shrub or small tree having glossy dark green leaves and fragrant saffron yellow to orange or peach- colored flowers; all parts highly poisonous [syn: {Thevetia peruviana}, {Thevet...

1: 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

1: Australian plant naturalized in Spain having flowers of lemon yellow to deep gold; the choice everlasting of dried-flower lovers [syn: {strawflower}, {golden everlasting}, {Helichrysum bracteatum}]

1: a woody vine of eastern North America having large oval leaves and small white flowers and purple to blue-black fruits [syn: {common moonseed}, {Canada moonseed}, {Menispermum canadense}]

1: western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers [syn: {false lupine}, {golden pea}, {Thermopsis macrophylla}]

1: North American perch [syn: {Perca flavescens}]

1: the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples

1: trailing European evergreen with yellow flowers [syn: {Lysimachia nemorum}]

1: any of various pines having yellow wood 2: hard yellowish wood of a yellow pine

1: pitcher plant of southeastern United States having erect wide-mouth yellow trumpet-shaped pitchers with erect lids [syn: {huntsman's horn}, {huntsman's horns}, {yellow trumpet}, {trumpets}, {Sarrac...

1: common water lily of eastern and central North America, having broad leaves and globe-shaped yellow flowers; in sluggish fresh or slightly brackish water [syn: {spatterdock}, {cow lily}, {Nuphar ad...

1: light easily worked wood of a tulip tree; used for furniture and veneer [syn: {tulipwood}, {true tulipwood}, {whitewood}, {white poplar}] 2: tall North American deciduous timber tree having large t...

1: a cyanide comound that is prepared by the reaction of potassium cyanide with ferrous salts; commonly used by gardeners [syn: {potassium ferrocyanide}]

1: an Asian race [syn: {Mongoloid race}, {Mongolian race}]