The Latin word for purple is
purpura
Translations for purple and their definitions
purpureus | |
1. adj. purple, including reddish, violet, and brownish | |
2. adj. clothed in purple | |
3. adj. (figuratively) brilliant, shining, beautiful |
purpura | |
1. n. the purple-fish, a species of shellfish or mussel | |
2. n. the color purple | |
3. n. singular ablative of purpura | |
4. n. singular vocative of purpura |
ostrum | |
1. n. the blood of the sea snail | |
2. n. the color purple |
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