Manorial Savory Strawberry

Latin manōrium, dwelling — adjectival suffix -al, derived from manēre (to remain). As a color modifier, manorial implies a saturated-and-aristocratic-and-rural quality, the deep-rich color of pre-modern English manor-house livery-and-tapestry tradition. Sits at the bold-and-aristocratic end of the grid, parallel to lordly and patrician.

Latin satureia, peppery-Mediterranean-herb. As a color modifier, savory implies a peppery-Mediterranean-herb-and-Provençal-bouquet quality, the visual register of Provençal-bouquet-garni-and-summer-savory hand-peppery-Mediterranean-herb-and-Provençal-bouquet Provençal-bouquet-garni-and-summer-savory-and-herbes-de-Provence savory-and-peppery-Mediterranean-herb surfaces under Provençal-bouquet-garni-and-summer-savory-and-herbes-de-Provence Provençal-and-Tuscan-and-Catalan herb-garden-light. Sits at the modifier-and-flavor end of the grid, parallel to hyssop and lovage in usage.

Fragaria × ananassa, the cultivated strawberry of European gardens since the eighteenth century. The color refers to the surface of a ripe berry: a clean, bright red with a slight blue shift in the shadows of the achenes. Warmer than ruby, lighter than crimson, with the optical brightness of fresh fruit rather than the depth of pigment or gem.