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purpuraceous

purpuraceous adjective: purple-coloured.

Adjective

purpuraceous (comparative more purpuraceous, superlative most purpuraceous)

  1. (rare) Purple-coloured.

Forms of purpuraceous

comparativemore purpuraceous
superlativemost purpuraceous

Origin of purpuraceous

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

Questions about purpuraceous

What does purpuraceous mean?
Purpuraceous means purple-coloured.
What part of speech is purpuraceous?
Purpuraceous is an adjective.

Words near purpuraceous in the dictionary

  1. purprise
  2. purprises
  3. purpronin
  4. purpura
  5. purpura rheumatica
  6. purpuraceous
  7. purpural
  8. purpuras
  9. purpuras rheumatica
  10. purpurascent
  11. purpurate

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