1. The yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
   "The recipe called for two egg yolks to enrich the sauce";
   - egg yolk
    
2. Nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)
   "The chick embryo relied on the yolk for nourishment during its development";
   - vitellus

Sounds like: yours, yaws

Derived forms: yolks

Type of: fixings, food, ingredient, nutrient

Part of: egg, eggs

Encyclopedia: Yolk