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The color of the soil. All of the languages with a paucity of dedicated color words can readily describe colors by reference. Orange, pink, and violet are not a
by kevin_thibedeau 3y ago
The color of the soil. All of the languages with a paucity of dedicated color words can readily describe colors by reference. Orange, pink, and violet are not actual color words either. They've been imported to perform dual duty from their original meaning because they were used frequently enough to describe the color of oranges, pinks, and violets.
- solardev 3y agoWhat are pinks and violets? I didn't even know those were objects. And I think I learned the color orange before I knew what an orange was?
- 1317 3y agoviolets are objects, they're a type of flower. not sure about pink though edit: pink is also a type of flower
- Modified3019 3y agoDefinitely not intuitive unless you already know what they are, but in this case refers to taxanomic naming of some plant families. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryophyllaceae https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caryophyllaceae >Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violaceae https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Violaceae >Violaceae is a family of flowering plants … It takes its name from the genus Viola, the violets and pansies.