Hypernym

noun

any of a class of water-soluble glycosidic pigments, esp those responsible for the red and blue colours in flowers.

Substance_meronym

noun

very tart red berry used for sauce or juice

noun

berrylike fruit of an elder used for e.g. wines and jellies

delphinidine 1

noundomain: substance

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Definition

A purple or brownish-red anthocyanin compound occurring widely in plants.

Examples

1.Delphinidin, like nearly all other anthocyanidins, is pH-sensitive, and changes from red in acidic solution to blue in basic solution.

delphinidin 1
A purple or brownish-red anthocyanin compound occurring widely in plants.

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