Reference meaning
yolk
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the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
Related source terms
egg yolk
Other meanings
2. noun
nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
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