violaceous
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They were amaranthine and violaceous and subtly velvet.
From The Guardian • Mar. 20, 2019
Sporangia gregarious, sub-globose, rugulose-squamulose, .6–.8 mm., sulphur-yellow, stipitate; peridium membranous, covered with calcareous scales; stipe stout, white, charged with lime, furrowed; columella none; capillitium strongly calcareous, the nodules large, white; spores violaceous, rough, 9–11 �.
From The North American Slime-Moulds A Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by MacBride, Thomas H. (Thomas Huston)
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, violaceous, very minutely warted, 6–8 mic. in diameter.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)
Spores globose, even, violaceous, 8–9 mic. in diameter.
From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)
