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The more distant stars appear as small orange dots, while closer stars are either a bluish or reddish color.
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Botanical Name: Citrus × macrocarpa Sun Exposure: Full Sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Moist, Well-draining
Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (5.5 to 7.0)
Elderberry
Grow elderberries, also known as American Elder or Common Elderberry, for tiny dark purple or bluish berries that grow in clusters.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
The bright star that sits just at the edge of the prominent bluish galaxy is only 3,230 light-years away, as measured by ESA's Gaia space observatory.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
In September, Venus will have a tight conjunction with one of the 21 brightest stars in the sky, bluish Regulus in the constellation Leo the Lion.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Botanical Name: Citrus × macrocarpa Sun Exposure: Full Sun to partial shade
Soil Type: Moist, Well-draining
Soil pH: Acidic to Neutral (5.5 to 7.0)
Elderberry
Grow elderberries, also known as American Elder or Common Elderberry, for tiny dark purple or bluish berries that grow in clusters.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
The bright star that sits just at the edge of the prominent bluish galaxy is only 3,230 light-years away, as measured by ESA's Gaia space observatory.
—Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2025
In September, Venus will have a tight conjunction with one of the 21 brightest stars in the sky, bluish Regulus in the constellation Leo the Lion.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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“Bluish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bluish. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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bluish
adjective
blu·ish
ˈblü-ish 
: somewhat blue
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