mauvette

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

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