purpurescent
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin purpurascēns (“becoming purple, somewhat purple”), from purpura (“purple”) + -scō (inchoative suffix). Equivalent to purpure + -escent. Doublet of purplescent.
Adjective[edit]
purpurescent (comparative more purpurescent, superlative most purpurescent)
References[edit]
- “purpurescent”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “purpurescent, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “purpurascent, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.