purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
purple lightning; flash; swordflash
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
Tsukushi (provinces of Chikuzen and Chikugo in northern Kyushu)
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
dark lilac (color); royal blue
crimson and purple; red-purple; magenta
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
purple vestment (traditionally awarded by the imperial household); high-ranking priest's purple robe
multitude of colors; multitude of colours
Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
green beefsteak plant; green perilla
flash of lightning; flash of a sword; brandishing a sword
purple fleshed sweet potato (any one of several different such)
Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
powdered oakblue (butterfly) (Narathura bazalus); purple martin (bird) (Progne subis)
bluish-violet; royal purple
lilac (colour); mauve; light purple
Tsukushi (former province that was split up into Chikuzen and Chikugo)
gromwell root (of species Lithospermum erythrorhizon)
Bletilla striata (purple variety of orchid)
Ohio spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
ninth of nine traditional astrological signs (corresponding to Mars and south)
light purple (similar to that of the flowers of the Tartarian aster)
to be purplish; to be tinged purple
Tyrian purple; royal purple
African lily (Agapanthus africanus)
Soletellina diphos (species of clam)
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
violet tinged with indigo
purplish; purply; tinged with purple
Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed)
blue mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis); Mediterranean mussel
Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
wandering jew (Tradescantia pallida 'Purpurea'); purple secretia; purple-heart; purple queen
hinona (Japanese variety of long-rooted pickling turnip, Brassica rapa var. akana)
ultraviolet treatment; ultraviolet light therapy
giant purple butterfly (species of nymphalid butterfly, Sasakia charonda); Rhododendron oomurasaki (species of purple azalea)
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
Hall for State Ceremonies (in Heian Palace, Kyoto Imperial Palace, etc.)
Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement)
Heliocidaris crassispina (species of sea urchin); Anthocidaris crassispina
Heliocidaris crassispina (species of sea urchin); Anthocidaris crassispina
rice sprinkled with red perilla
rice sprinkled with red perilla
eastern purple coneflower (Echinacea purpurea); purple coneflower
alternative name for lily magnolia (Magnolia quinquepeta, Magnolia liliiflora)
Malabar spinach (Basella alba); Indian spinach
Miquel's mazus (species of small flowering plant, Mazus miquelii)
Hydrangeaceae (family comprising the hortensias (hydrangeas))
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
Pyropia tenera (species of edible seaweed)
inflorescence of shiso (used as a sashimi garnish)
princess-flower (Tibouchina urvilleana)
gate of the imperial palace; imperial court; imperial palace
ultraviolet erasable programmable ROM
purple Washington clam (Saxidomus purpurata); type of pomelo with red-purple flesh
alfalfa (Medicago sativa); alphalpha; lucerne
common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
Leibnitz daisy (Leibnitzia anandria)
Tsukushi rhododendron (Rhododendron metternichii var.)
lacecap hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla f. normalis)
Western hydrangea; Hydrangea macrophylla
orpine (Hylotelephium telephium)
purple finch (Carpodacus purpureus)
wood blewit (Lepista nuda)
wood blewit (Lepista nuda)
tea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
tea-of-heaven (Hydrangea macrophylla subsp. serrata); mountain hydrangea
pink woodsorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)
pink woodsorrel (Oxalis corymbosa)
Philippine ground orchid (Spathoglottis plicata); Philippine orchid; large purple orchid
Chinese violet cress (Orychophragmus violaceus)
purple rock cress (Aubrietia deltoidea)