carmine vs gillyflower

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. 

gillyflower

noun
  • A stylized representation of a carnation blossom, usually red, and shown with or without a slip and leaves. 

  • Any clove-scented flower. 

  • Clove pink. 

  • Any of several species of wallflower. 

  • A variety of purplish-red apple with a roundish conical shape and a large core. 

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