mauvette
noun
mau·vette
mōˈvet
plural -s
: a pale purple that is redder and paler than average lavender, bluer and paler than phlox pink or wistaria (see wistaria sense 2a), and bluer, lighter, and stronger than flossflower blue
Word History
Etymology
French, round-leaved geranium, from mauve mallow + -ette
- nucleophile
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