Schoenfeld's purple

noun

A reddish-purple color.

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Meanings

nounSchoenfeld's purple (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA reddish-purple color.

    The sepals cameo pink, barred and mottled with Schoenfeld's purple.

    1932, The Philippine Journal of Science, volume 47, page 209
adjectiveSchoenfeld's purple (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf a reddish-purple color.

    Few wartlike, Schoenfeld's purple sclerotia are produced.

    1927, Otto August Reinking, Tropical Fusaria, page 225

Origin

Named after Düsseldorf paint manufacturer Dr. Fr. Schoenfeld & Co., founded by German chemist Franz Schoenfeld (1834–1911).

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Schoenfeld's purple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schoenfeld's%20purple

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“Schoenfeld's purple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schoenfeld's%20purple. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schoenfeld's purple,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schoenfeld's%20purple.

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