purple-flowered
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A plant that has purple flowers
- adjective
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de flores púrpuras
- The garden is full of beautiful purple-flowered plants that attract butterflies.
- purple-flowered plant
Examples
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The purple-flowered cornflower plants are a close relative of the weed and are used to evaluate whether potential biological control pathogens attack nontarget plants.
Academic text (2000) -
In spring, the purple-flowered tulips bloom brightly all across the hillside.
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She carefully selected a purple-flowered variety of petunia for her balcony.
Antonyms
Surface Forms
purple-flowered positive
Morphology
Etymology
Purple-flowered joins purple ('the color') and flower ('a plant bloom'), so you can picture a plant 'wearing' purple flowers. That's why purple-flowered simply means a plant 'with purple flowers'.