YELLOW SPOT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does yellow spot mean? 

• YELLOW SPOT (noun)
  The noun YELLOW SPOT has 2 senses:

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

2. a small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision

  Familiarity information: YELLOW SPOT used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• YELLOW SPOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("yellow spot" is a kind of...):

plant disease (a disease that affects plants)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "yellow spot"):

tomato streak (disease of a wide range of plants (tomatoes, potatoes, peas) resulting from a mixed infection of potato and tomato mosaic)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones and that mediates clear detailed vision

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

macula; macula lutea; macular area; yellow spot

Hypernyms ("yellow spot" is a kind of...):

area; region (a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve)

Holonyms ("yellow spot" is a part of...):

retina (the innermost light-sensitive membrane covering the back wall of the eyeball; it is continuous with the optic nerve)