geel — meaning in English

English meaning

• canker noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
• yellow noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.

Senses

geel is used for these senses in English:

• canker An avian disease affecting doves, poultry, parrots and birds of prey, caused by Trichomonas gallinae.
• yellow The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

canker — full definition

1. noun A disease that causes decay in plants, or the damaged area it leaves behind.
2. noun A painful sore, especially inside the mouth.
3. noun Figuratively, something that slowly corrupts or destroys from within.
4. verb To corrode, corrupt, or slowly destroy.

yellow — full definition

1. noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.
2. adj Having the color yellow.
3. adj Informal: cowardly, lacking courage.
4. verb To turn yellow, or to cause something to turn yellow, often through age.

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