English noun: yolk | |||
| 1. | yolk (food) the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen | ||
| Synonyms | egg yolk | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fixings, ingredient | ||
| Part meronym | egg, eggs | ||
| 2. | yolk (animal) nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg) | ||
| Synonyms | vitellus | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | food, nutrient | ||
| Part meronym | egg | ||