The yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen.

ETYM Old Eng. yolke, yelke, yolke, yelke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, from geolu yellow. Related to Yellow.
Store of food, mostly in the form of fats and proteins, found in the eggs of many animals. It provides nourishment for the growing embryo.
(Homonym: yoke).
Nutritive material of an ovum esp. the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg. + prikaži više