purpuraceous

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adjective

Purple-coloured.

OriginLatin purpura →
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Meanings

adjectivepurpuraceous (comparative more purpuraceous, superlative most purpuraceous)

comparative more purpuraceous · superlative most purpuraceous

  1. rarePurple-coloured.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
purpureal

Origin

  1. Latinpurpura“purple”
  2. Englishpurpuraceous

From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -aceous. Equivalent to purpure + -aceous.

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APA

purpuraceous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpuraceous

MLA

“purpuraceous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpuraceous. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “purpuraceous,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/purpuraceous.

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