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The Latin word for purple is
purpura





purple



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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