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Port :: Port (n.) A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It contains a large percentage of alcohol.

Ursula :: Ursula (n.) A beautiful North American butterfly (Basilarchia, / Limenitis, astyanax). Its wings are nearly black with red and blue spots and blotches. Called also red-spotted purple..

Tyrian :: Tyrian (a.) Being of the color called Tyrian purple.

Violaceous :: Violaceous (a.) Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.

Pansy :: Pansy (n.) A plant of the genus Viola (V. tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names..

Purple :: Purple (n.) A disease of wheat. Same as Earcockle.

Violet :: Violet (n.) In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color..

Amethyst :: Amethyst () A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone..

Phlox :: Phlox (n.) A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple flowers..

Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..

Epacris :: Epacris (n.) A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc., having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much resembling heaths..

Corundum :: Corundum (n.) The earth alumina, as found native in a crystalline state, including sapphire, which is the fine blue variety; the oriental ruby, or red sapphire; the oriental amethyst, or purple sapphire; and adamantine spar, the hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native, next to the diamond..

Purple :: Purple (n.) A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a combination of the primary colors red and blue..

Mauve :: Mauve (n.) A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac..

Calypso :: Calypso (n.) A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold and wet localities in the northern part of the United States. The Calypso borealis is the only orchid which reaches 68¡ N..

Impurple :: Impurple (v. t.) To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to purple; as, a field impurpled with blood..

Sea Sandpiper :: Sea sandpiper () The purple sandpiper.

Opah :: Opah (n.) A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings..

Orpine :: Orpine (n.) A low plant with fleshy leaves (Sedum telephium), having clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places, and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in America. Called also stonecrop, and live-forever..

Morel :: Morel (n.) Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.

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