carmine vs clove pink

carmine

noun
  • A purplish-red colour, resembling that pigment. 

  • A purplish-red pigment, made from dye obtained from the cochineal beetle; carminic acid or any of its derivatives. 

  • carmine 

adj
  • Of the purplish red colour shade carmine. 

clove pink

noun
  • The flower of this plant. 

  • A plant with clove-scented flowers, Dianthus caryophyllus, formerly used as a flavoring and for fragrance. The ancestor of the carnation. 

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