yolk¹ /yōk/ or (obsolete or dialect) yelk /yelk/

1. The yellow part of the egg of a bird or reptile
2. The nutritive non-living material contained by an ovum

yolked or yolkˈy adjective

Like yolk

yolk sac noun (zoology)

The yolk-containing sac which is attached to the embryo by the yolk stalk, a short stalk by means of which yolk substance may pass into the alimentary canal of the embryo

yolk² /yōk/

Wool oil, lanolin (cf suint)

yolkˈy adjective

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