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[–] NightFantom@slrpnk.net 126 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Which is a colour named after the fruit iirc

[–] Skua@kbin.earth 63 points 3 days ago

It is! We could use redcurrants, blackcurrants, and blackberries though

[–] cygnosis@lemmy.world 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)

A fact that I hadn't realized. TIL.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

Prior to the fruit it was just considered a shade of red

[–] rabber@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 days ago
[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

And the fruit is named after the tree.