SIENNA

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment

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Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("sienna" is a kind of...):

earth color (a colored mineral used as a pigment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sienna"):

burnt sienna (a reddish-brown pigment produced by roasting sienna)

raw sienna (a yellowish-brown pigment made from untreated sienna)

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