plural of purple heron

One of numerous strains of cannabis known for their high THC content and recognizable by the color of their leaves, which vary from solid purple to flecked violet.

A shellfish, probably of the genus Murex, the classical source of Tyrian purple

(historical) A pigment formed from gold and tin salts, used in glassmaking.

Of a deep vibrant reddish purple colour.

A deep vibrant reddish purple colour.

A deep purple dyestuff obtained from the bodies of mollusks of the genus Murex (now moved to the genus Haustellum). / A deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

Of a deep purple colour, tinted with red, like that of the dye.

(US politics) A swing state. (In the modern United States) a state that may support the Democratic or Republican Party; a state that is equally like to vote for the Democratic or Republican Party in general; a state that behaves as a red state in some given elections and a blue state in other given elections.

(idiomatic) Extravagant or flowery writing, especially in a literary work.