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Of purple tinged with lilac.

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Usage examples (3)
  • There are over one hundred distinct varieties, ranging from pure white to lilac-purple, scarlet and pink, and when in full bloom the entire plant might be easily...
  • Along the banks of the stream tall lilac-purple, stock-like flowers rise proudly above the grasses.
  • The flowers are nearly 2in. across the ray, the florets being of a pleasing lilac-purple, and rather short, owing to the large size of the disk, which is often nearly an...
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