bee purples

A form of bee purple — A color that is a mixture of ultraviolet light and yellow light (the two extremes of the visual spectrum of the bee, analogous to the way purple for humans is a mixture of red and violet, the two extremes of the human visual spectrum).

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of bee purple
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