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palegoldenrod is stuck in my brain for some reason. Does golden rod mean something other than what it sounds like? A tube of gold? What is colourwise peculiar
by silasdavis 4y ago
palegoldenrod is stuck in my brain for some reason.
Does golden rod mean something other than what it sounds like? A tube of gold? What is colourwise peculiar about a golden rod?
- Tempest1981 4y ago> Does golden rod mean something other than what it sounds like? "Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod Although the picture there looks more yellow than amber.
- silasdavis 4y agoAh hah! Thank you
- eesmith 4y agoAlso, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod_(color)#Pale_goldenrod https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldenrod_(color)#Pale_goldenr... . Added as an X11 color name in 1989, replacing the name "OldGoldenrod". https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~alanc/xc-historical/commit/xc/programs/rgb/rgb.txt?id=9aa70b7129b5374e39b2869e0a90083c3d4b242d https://cgit.freedesktop.org/~alanc/xc-historical/commit/xc/... .
- ginsider_oaks 4y agoit sounds like the danish word for carrot: "gulerod" which translates to "yellow root".