amaranthine vs orchid

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. 

orchid

adj
  • having a light purple colour. 

noun
  • A light bluish-red, violet-red or purple colour. 

  • A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours. 

How often have the words amaranthine and orchid occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )