Etymology

purpurogenous

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Today it means: Having the power to produce a purple colour. Full definition →

Latin purpura
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  1. Latin · derived frompurpura“purple”
  2. English todaypurpurogenous

From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -genous.

Words from the same roots

Latinpurpura all →

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