copigment

noun

co·​pigment

(ˈ)kō+

: one of a group of colorless or pale substances (as certain tannins and anthoxanthins) that affect the color of flowers by combining with anthocyanins thereby increasing the blue tone of these pigments

Word History

Etymology

co- + pigment

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