ochre
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/ˈəʊkə/
English
Definitions
noun
- An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
- A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
- The stop codon sequence "UAA."
- Money, especially gold.
verb
- To cover or tint with ochre.
adjective
- Having a yellow-orange colour.
- Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.
noun
- The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus.
- The flowering mallow plant Abelmoschus esculentus itself, now commonly grown in the tropics and warmer parts of the temperate zones.
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Synonyms
ladies' fingersbhindigumboladyfingerochercoloredchromatictanokerred ochreuran-ochreoakerumberyellow earthochreptiron claygold ochrered oxide