noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The exocarp in citruses. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A yellowness or sallowness of the skin or other tissue. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From New Latin flāvēdō (“yellowness, sallowness, yellow color”), derived from Latin flāvus (“yellow, golden”).

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