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fulvous
CIDE DICTIONARY
fulvous, a. [L. fulvus.].
Tawny; dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown. Lindley. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
fulvous, adj. reddish-yellow, tawny.
Derivative
fulvescent adj.
Etymology
L fulvus
ROGET THESAURUS
fulvous
Yellowness
N yellowness, yellow, or, gamboge, cadmium-yellow, chrome-yellow, Indian-yellow king's-yellow, lemonyellow, orpiment, yellow ocher, Claude tint, aureolin, xanthein, xanthin, zaofulvin, crocus, saffron, topaz, xanthite, yolk, jaundice, London fog, yellowness, icterus, xantho- cyanopia, xanthopsia, yellow, aureate, golden, flavous, citrine, fallow, fulvous, fulvid, sallow, luteous, tawny, creamy, sandy, xanthic, xanthous, jaundiced, auricomous, gold-colored, citron-colored, saffron-colored, lemon-colored, lemon yellow, sulphur-colored, amber-colored, straw-colored, primrose- colored, creamcolored, xanthocarpous, xanthochroid, xanthopous, yellow as a quince, yellow as a guinea, yellow as a crow's foot, warm, advancing.For further exploring for "fulvous" in Webster Dictionary Online