Meaning & use
xanthic
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having a yellow or yellowish color, or relating to yellow pigmentation.
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The botanist noted the xanthic tint of the unusual flower's petals.
Some breeders selectively raise xanthic variants of otherwise green reptiles.
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The word derives from the Greek 'xanthos,' meaning yellow, the same root found in 'xanthophyll,' a yellow plant pigment.
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