purpuraceous

English

Etymology

From Latin purpura (“purple”) + -aceous.[1] Equivalent to purpure +‎ -aceous.

Adjective

purpuraceous (comparative more purpuraceous, superlative most purpuraceous)

  1. (rare) Purple-coloured.

References
  1. “purpuraceous, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.