yellowhead
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English
Etymology
Noun
yellowhead (plural yellowheads)
- A yellowhead butterflyfish (Chaetodon xanthocephalus).
- A yellowheaded jawfish (Opistognathus aurifrons).
- A plant of some species of genus Inula of the daisy family.
- A plant in genus Trichoptilium, in the daisy family.
- A plant of species Zanthoxylum flavum, related to citrus.
- (informal) A pimple or pustule without a blackhead.
- 2007, Tim Mitchell, Alison Dudley, Acne: The At Your Fingertips Guide, page 5:
- A pustule is the typical pus spot or yellowhead.
- A mohua (Mohoua ochrocephala), a bird of New Zealand.