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Glossy · F
Yes. You may be surprised to know that up to the middle ages, the was no word to describe the colour of an orange. They used "red" to describe all the variants. That's why we call people "red-heads" even though it's nowhere near being red. Same goes for red-breasted robins.
http://karenhaller.co.uk/blog/colour-in-nature-when-red-is-really-orange/
http://karenhaller.co.uk/blog/colour-in-nature-when-red-is-really-orange/
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@SW-User Red head? That hair don't even looks red. It looks more orange to me.
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@KiwiBird Hahah.
ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M
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ThePerfectUsername · 70-79, M
So lets get this right... the plant was named after a part of it which most folk have never even seen and which isn't the part of the plant that made it famous in the first place. That doesn't make sense even, not even if you think that ginger [b]is[/b] synonymous with red. :-/ @MethDozer
MethDozer · M
@ThePerfectUsername That isn't what was said or implied. Try turning it the other way around silly. The hair color was named after the color if the plant's bloom. The plant has red "heads" so red heads became colloquially known as gingers for having red heads.
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