maroon (color)

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Scope note
A range of dark reddish or purplish brown colors resembling the color of dyes or colorants made from chestnut bark, derived from trees or shrubs of the genus Castanea of the beech family; from the Italian word for chestnut, "marrone."
maroon
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024