reddish-green
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Biology, Botany, Natural sciences Of a part of a plant, of a reddish or sometimes magentaish color that blends into or seems darkened by green (e.g. from other parts of the plant).
- A. orlandiana 'Ensign' is almost too lovely for words. The bright white margins are accented so wonderfully with bright red spinose teeth and rosy-red markings. The entire light green leaf center is mottled red to reddish-green, giving even more curious combinations of colors.2015, Laurence C. Hatch, HITS: House, Interior, Tropical, and Succulent Plants:: Genera A to B:
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An impossible or nonsensical color, especially in philosophy.
- Related terms
- bluish-yellow, sky-blue pink, octarine