beetroot purple

beetroot purple

n.
A deep to very deep purplish red.
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The varied collection comes in an array of bright and playful colors like orient blue, beetroot purple, frost gray and tango red, sachet pink and snow white which form a perfect canvas for this dynamic collection.
"The swelling in your toe is subsiding, though it has left a bruise of deep, beetroot purple."
The unusual petals are two-tone with rich deep purple on the outside and a more beetroot purple on the inside, with the base of each petal tipped with cream.
Depending on how things are in the peace process his face is sometimes studio lights mellow yellow, excitable red or beetroot purple. This week he was at amber, probably a reflection of the latest UUP meeting.
Any serious flower gardener will invariably fall for the Chinese tree peonies, with their magical names - something like 'Horokumon', which means 'Initiation to Abundant Pleasure' and is beetroot purple with a red heart to its flower.
The Mother's Little Helper, in regurgitated beetroot purple, was just the ticket, complete with baby seat, for use from birth up to 9kg.