ochre vs turmeric

ochre

noun
  • A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour 

  • The stop codon sequence "UAA." 

  • Money, especially gold. 

  • Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites. 

  • An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide 

adj
  • Having a yellow-orange colour. 

  • Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre. 

verb
  • To cover or tint with ochre. 

turmeric

noun
  • A yellow to reddish-brown dye extracted from the turmeric plant. 

  • An Indian plant, Curcuma longa, with aromatic rhizomes, part of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). 

  • The pulverized rhizome of the turmeric plant, used for flavoring and to add a bright yellow color to food. 

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