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Yellow spot

noun

Any of several fungous or viral diseases characterized by yellow spotting on the leaves.

A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision. Synonyms: macula, macula lutea, macular area.

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"Yellow spot" Quotes from Famous Books

... passed through villages—the headlights showed stone hovels once or twice—but no lights appeared. It was midnight before they saw a moving yellow spot of brightness with a glare as of fire upon steam above it. There were other small lights in a row behind it, and they saw that ...

— The Invaders • William Fitzgerald Jenkins

... all quickly disappeared from sight, as though they had melted in the gray dampness. One could see neither the shore nor anything else solid; the landing bridge rocked from the commotion caused by the steamer; above it the yellow spot of the lantern was swaying; the noise of the footsteps and the bustle ...

— Foma Gordyeff - (The Man Who Was Afraid) • Maxim Gorky

Words linked to "Yellow spot" : macular area, macula lutea, macula, plant disease, area, yellow spot fungus, retina, region, tomato streak