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luteous

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lu⋅te⋅ous

  [loo-tee-uhs]
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–adjective
(of yellow) having a light to medium greenish tinge.
Origin:
1650–60; < L lūteus golden-yellow, equiv. to lūt(um) yellowweed + -eus -eous
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lu·te·ous   (lōō'tē-əs)   
adj.  Of a light or moderate greenish yellow.

[From Latin lūteus, yellow; see lutein.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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