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The foliage of this evergreen perennial takes on purplish hues in winter, adding color and texture to mixed containers.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
The mud turned purplish from blood, witnesses said.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The result is something to behold: glossy and purplish, darker and deeper than blood.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Sotheby’s has a seven-carat fancy intense purplish pink diamond ring ($3.25 - $4.25 million) and an impressive 69-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond and diamond pendant necklace ($2.5 - $3.5 million); and a 10-carat pigeon blood Burmese ruby and diamond ring ($1 - $2 million).
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025
The mud turned purplish from blood, witnesses said.
—Adam Ferguson, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
The result is something to behold: glossy and purplish, darker and deeper than blood.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 16 Dec. 2024
Sotheby’s has a seven-carat fancy intense purplish pink diamond ring ($3.25 - $4.25 million) and an impressive 69-carat fancy vivid yellow diamond and diamond pendant necklace ($2.5 - $3.5 million); and a 10-carat pigeon blood Burmese ruby and diamond ring ($1 - $2 million).
—Carol Besler, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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“Purplish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/purplish. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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purplish
adjective
pur·plish
ˈpər-p(ə-)lish 
: somewhat purple
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