purpuriparous

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• Purpuriparous — Pur pu*rip a*rous, a. [L. purpura purple + parere to produce.] (Biol.) Producing, or connected with, a purple colored secretion; as, the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• purpuri- — combining form Etymology: Latin purpura : purple purpuriparous purpuriferous …   Useful english dictionary

• purpurigenous — purpurigenous, a. (pɜːpjʊəˈrɪdʒɪnəs) [f. L. purpura purple dye + genus or gen1 + ous.] = purpuriparous; as in purpurigenous gland. in Cent. Dict …   Useful english dictionary