flavous

English

Etymology

Latin flavus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfleɪvəs/
• Rhymes: -eɪvəs

Adjective

flavous (comparative more flavous, superlative most flavous)

1. (obsolete) yellow
   • 1884, Henry David Thoreau, Summer in Massachusetts‎^[1]:

     Already there are many flavous colors in the landscape, much maturity of small seeds.

References

• “flavous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.