carmine vs pistachio

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. 

pistachio

noun
  • A pale green colour, like that of a pistachio seed. 

  • The nutlike fruit of this tree. 

  • A deciduous tree (Pistacia vera) grown in parts of Asia for its drupaceous fruit. 

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