xanthous

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

xanthous
    adj 1: of the color intermediate between green and orange in the
           color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an
           egg yolk [syn: {yellow}, {yellowish}, {xanthous}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Xanthous \Xan"thous\, 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]

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