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    YELLOW JACKET

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Small yellow-marked social wasp commonly nesting in the groundplay

    Synonyms:

    Vespula maculifrons; yellow hornet; yellow jacket

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("yellow jacket" is a kind of...):

    hornet (large stinging paper wasp)

    Holonyms ("yellow jacket" is a member of...):

    genus Vespula; Vespula (sometimes considered a subgenus of Vespa: social wasps)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A barbiturate (trade name Nembutal) used as a sedative and hypnotic and antispasmodicplay

    Synonyms:

    Nembutal; pentobarbital; pentobarbital sodium; yellow jacket

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("yellow jacket" is a kind of...):

    barbiturate (organic compound having powerful soporific effect; overdose can be fatal)

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