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long purples

long purples noun: synonym of early-purple orchid.

Noun

long purples pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Synonym of early-purple orchid.
    • There with fantastic garlands did she come / Of crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, / That liberal shepherds give a grosser name, / But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call them.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Synonyms of long purples

Questions about long purples

What does long purples mean?
Long purples means synonym of early-purple orchid.
What part of speech is long purples?
Long purples is a noun.

Words near long purples in the dictionary

  1. long price
  2. long prices
  3. long primer
  4. long profile
  5. long profiles
  6. long purples
  7. long purse
  8. long purses
  9. long QT syndrome
  10. long ranger
  11. long rangers

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