Yolk

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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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§1: nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
§2: the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen