Sanguineus
/san-GWIN-ee-us/🏷️ Taxonomy●● Intermediate
Also known as: sanguinea, sanguineum
A color epithet describing a deep, dark blood-red — richer and darker than coccineus (scarlet) and more purely red than vinosus (wine-colored). It frequently appears on plants with deeply colored flowers, stems, or autumn foliage. Appears as sanguineus (masculine), sanguinea (feminine), or sanguineum (neuter).
Etymology
From Latin sanguineus, meaning "blood-red" or "of blood," from sanguis/sanguinis (blood).
Example
“Geranium sanguineum (bloody cranesbill) produces magenta-crimson flowers of intense depth, and Cornus alba 'Sibirica' — valued for blood-red winter stems — shares this vivid color vocabulary.”