(adj)of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk, Syn.yellowish, xanthous
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a. [ Gr. xanqo`s yellow. ] Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair. [ 1913 Webster ]