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It has a light yellow color to bright orange to purple color, depending on the cultivar of sweet potato used. [10] [11] [12] It is traditionally known as nilupak na kamote, especially when served on banana leaves. [13] Purple versions of camote halaya can sometimes be confused with or used as a substitute for ube halaya. [14]
Crocus display the general characteristics of family Iridaceae, which include basal cauline (arising from the aerial stem) leaves that sheath the stem base, hermaphrodite flowers that are relatively large and showy, the perianth petaloid with two whorls of three tepals each and septal nectaries.
The cochineal (/ ˌ k ɒ tʃ ɪ ˈ n iː l, ˈ k ɒ tʃ ɪ n iː l / KOTCH-ih-NEEL, -neel, US also / ˌ k oʊ tʃ ɪ ˈ n iː l, ˈ k oʊ tʃ ɪ n iː l / KOH-chih-; [1] Dactylopius coccus) is a scale insect in the suborder Sternorrhyncha, from which the natural dye carmine is derived.
Thus, unmonitored purple martin houses are often overtaken by more aggressive, non-native species. [3] Purple martin proponents are motivated by the concern that the purple martin would likely vanish from eastern North America were it not for this assistance. [24] There is a misconception among many people regarding purple martin's temperament.
Structure of Tyrian purple Structure of indigo carmine. The benzene rings in indigo can be modified to give a variety of related dyestuffs. Thioindigo, where the two NH groups are replaced by S atoms, is deep red. Tyrian purple is a dull purple dye that is secreted by a common Mediterranean snail. It was highly prized in antiquity.
[1]: 4–5 The bluish color extends to the Chow Chow's lips; this is the only dog breed with this distinctive bluish color in its lips and oral cavity (other dogs have black or a piebald pattern skin in their mouths). [1]: 4–5 Another distinctive feature is the curly tail. [1]: 4–5 It has thick hair and lies curled on its back. The nose ...
"The Purple People Eater" tells how a strange creature (described as a "one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater") descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock 'n' roll band. The premise of the song came from a joke told by the child of a friend of Wooley's; Wooley finished composing it within an hour.
The carrot (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) is a root vegetable, typically orange in color, though heirloom variants including purple, black, red, white, and yellow cultivars exist, [2] [3] all of which are domesticated forms of the wild carrot, Daucus carota, native to Europe and Southwestern Asia.