xanthous

adj

1. (not-comparable)Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.

   “Absorbent fatty xanthous histiocytes and xanthous granulations are observed in the marginal area of necrosis of the fatty tissue[…]”

2. (archaic, not-comparable)Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

   “The xanthous variety springs up out of every black-haired race.”

   “[…] the xanthous, or fair class, comprises those who have brown, auburn, yellow, flaxen, or red hair; […]”