purple snail
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purple shell — noun or purple snail 1. a. : a gastropod mollusk that is a source of purple dye : purple 1c(1) b. : janthina 2 2 … Useful english dictionary
snail|flow|er — «SNAYL FLOW uhr», noun. a twining bean, often cultivated in tropical gardens and in greenhouses for its showy white and purple fragrant flowers … Useful english dictionary
Purple — This article is about the color. For other uses, see Purple (disambiguation). Purple … Wikipedia
snail flower — noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail bean, ↑corkscrew … Useful english dictionary
snail bean — noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail flower,… … Useful english dictionary
snail-flower — noun perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus • Syn: ↑snailflower, ↑snail flower, ↑snail bean, ↑corkscrew … Useful english dictionary
purple shell — Ianthina I*an thi*na, n.; pl. L. {Ianthin[ae]}, E. {Ianthinas}. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet blue, Gr. ?; ? violet + ? flower.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any gastropod of the genus {Ianthina}, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; called also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
purple dye murex — noun a species of medium sized predatory sea snail, , which secrets a substance that can be used to make a long lasting purple dye Tyrian purple. Syn: spiny dye murex … Wiktionary
Tyrian purple — (Greek: polytonic|πορφύρα, porphyra , Latin: purpura ), also known as royal purple, imperial purple or imperial dye, is a purple red dye which was first produced by the ancient Phoenicians in the city of Tyre.Tyrian purple was expensive: the… … Wikipedia
violet snail — Ianthina I*an thi*na, n.; pl. L. {Ianthin[ae]}, E. {Ianthinas}. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet blue, Gr. ?; ? violet + ? flower.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any gastropod of the genus {Ianthina}, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; called also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
