“carthamus”

We have one entry that includes the term carthamus.

carthamus red

noun, often capitalized C

: a vivid red that is yellower, lighter, and slightly stronger than apple red, yellower, lighter, and stronger than carmine, and lighter, stronger, and slightly bluer than scarlet


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