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| crape myrtle |
a tall Oriental shrub, related to loosestrife and widely cultivated in warmer zones as an ornamental for its stalks of crinkled pink, red, white, or purple flowers. |
| crimson |
a dark reddish purple color. |
| cudbear |
a purple dye obtained from lichens. |
| dittany |
a perennial plant that bears white or purple flowers that emit a flammable gas; gas plant. [1/3 definitions] |
| eggplant |
a plant cultivated for its fruit, or the dark purple fruit itself, which is eaten as a vegetable. Some eggplants are ovoid in shape; others are somewhat tubular. |
| empurple |
to color or become purple. |
| farewell-to-spring |
a flowering plant of the western United States that bears bright blooms of pink, white, or purple. |
| figwort |
any of various woodland plants that bear loose, branched clusters of small green or purple flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| foxglove |
any of several plants related to the snapdragon that bear tubular purple, white, or pinkish flowers drooping from upright stalks and have leaves that provide digitalis for medicinal use. |
| fringed polygala |
a perennial plant found in eastern North America, bearing reddish purple flowers with a fringed lower lip. |
| fuchsia |
any of various related drooping plants that bear bright-colored flowers, usu. in shades of purple, pink, and red, often used in hanging displays. [2 definitions] |
| grape |
a smooth-skinned, juicy, berrylike fruit, either green, red, or purple, that grows in clusters on woody vines, and that is crushed and fermented to make wine. [1/3 definitions] |
| guaiacum |
any of a family of tropical trees bearing blue or purple flowers and encapsulated fruit. [1/3 definitions] |
| heather |
any of several common low, shrubby, evergreen plants bearing clusters of tiny, pinkish purple, bell-shaped flowers. |
| heliotrope |
any of various plants whose apexes turn toward the sun, esp. a garden plant that bears fragrant purple blossoms. [2 definitions] |
| hemp agrimony |
a composite plant native to Europe and Asia that bears clusters of reddish purple flowers. |
| henbit |
a spreading European weed, related to mint, that has opposite, toothed leaves and bears small white, pink, or purple flowers. |
| herb Robert |
a low-growing wild geranium that has compound leaves and bears reddish purple flowers. |
| jacaranda |
any of several tropical American trees of the bignonia family, with compound leaves and clusters of pale purple flowers. [1/2 definitions] |
| jack-in-the-pulpit |
a North American wildflower having a single vertical spike with a green and purple sheath that forms a hood over its top. |
| kermes |
the dried bodies of the female of certain scale insects, from which a purple-red dye is obtained. [1/3 definitions] |
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