ochroleucous

English

Etymology

ochre +‎ -o- +‎ leucous

Adjective

ochroleucous (comparative more ochroleucous, superlative most ochroleucous)

  1. Yellowish-white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow[1]
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References
  1. 1857, Asa Gray, First Lessons in Botany and Vegetable Physiology
  • ochroleucous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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