Purpleleaf

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having purple leaves, especially of plants within the genus Prunus. not-comparable

    "He sat and waited. Stared out of the café and across at Église de la Sainte-Trinité, its front lawn lined with purpleleaf trees."

Example

More examples

"He sat and waited. Stared out of the café and across at Église de la Sainte-Trinité, its front lawn lined with purpleleaf trees."

Etymology

From purple + leaf.

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