The characteristic purplish-red colour of the flowers or leaves of these plants.
A red to purple azo dye used as a biological stain, and in some countries in cosmetics and as a food colouring.
Any of various herbs of the genus Amaranthus.
The seed of these plants, used as a cereal.
A rich dark red, somewhat brownish, color.
A rocket-propelled firework or skyrocket, often one used as a signal (e.g. to summon the crew of a lifeboat or warn of an air raid).
A castaway; a person who has been marooned.
An idiot; a fool.
An escaped negro of the Caribbean and the Americas or a descendant of such a person.
Of a maroon color
Associated with Maroon culture, communities or peoples.
To abandon in a remote, desolate place, as on a desert island.