purplish-green

Stores have appealing bundles of the stalks in the produce section this time of year, tightly banded together with their purplish-green tops curving slightly this way and that like they are bending in the breeze. picture from edining.ca

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Wide-trunked, purplish-green _irella_ trees with their immense, waxy leaves lined the walkway to the station, and the air smelled like summer, cloying and dusty.

Asimov's Science Fiction 2005

The mirror above the dresser showed me a sandy-srubbled face, slightly purplish-green around the eyes, but unlikely to frighten timid toddlers.

Sagittarius Whorl May, Julian 2001

She was being escorted by a group of tall, thin purplish-green creatures.

Mostly Harmless Adams, Douglas, 1952- 1992

The bruises on his face had turned to purplish-green smudges.

Blood Test Jonathan Kellerman 1986

The bruises on his face had turned to purplish-green smudges.

Blood Test Jonathan Kellerman 1986

The bruises on his face had turned to purplish-green smudges.

Blood Test Jonathan Kellerman 1986

In a few minutes the seeds had sprouted; in an hour the thick, broad, purplish-green leaves were inches long.

Masters Of The Vortex Smith, E. E. 1972

The whole surface of the soil may be covered with the trailing Lycopodium; by placing small pieces here and there, it will soon spread over the entire surface, making a beautiful ground work of purplish-green.

Your Plants Plain and Practical Directions for the Treatment of Tender and Hardy Plants in the House and in the Garden James Sheehan

The plant is from two to three feet high, and a strong grower; the leaves are comparatively short, spreading, and of a purplish-green color; the head is quite open from the leaves.

The Field and Garden Vegetables of America Containing Full Descriptions of Nearly Eleven Hundred Species and Varietes; With Directions for Propagation, Culture and Use. Fearing Burr