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violaceous

[vahy-uh-ley-shuhs] / ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃəs /
ADJECTIVE
mauve
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.

From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019

The pustules in the course of from four days to a week desiccate and are shed, leaving behind them violaceous pigmentations of the surface without persistent cicatricial sequel�.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various

Spores globose, usually some shade of umber or olivaceous, rarely violaceous.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Spores globose, even, pale violaceous, 6–8 mic. in diameter.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Spores globose, violaceous, very minutely warted, 6–8 mic. in diameter.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)




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