amaranthine vs lilac

amaranthine

adj
  • Of a dark reddish purple colour. 

  • Relating to the mythical amaranth flower that never fades. 

  • Unfading, eternal, immortal, infinite. 

  • Relating to, or having the form of plants of the genus Amaranthus. 

noun
  • A dark reddish-purple colour. 

  • The amaranth flower. 

lilac

adj
  • Having a pale purple colour. 

noun
  • A flower of the lilac shrub. 

  • A pale purple color, the color of some lilac flowers. 

  • A large shrub of the genus Syringa, especially Syringa vulgaris, bearing white, pale-pink, or purple flowers. 

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