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Purpura

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(1):

(n.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.

(2):

(n.) A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin from extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength, pain in the limbs, and mental dejection; the purples.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Purpura'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/purpura.html. 1828.
 
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