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Meaning of long purples | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

Synonym of early-purple orchid.

plural, plural-only

Examples

“There with fantastic garlands did she come⟳ / Of crowflowers, nettles, daisies, and long purples, / That liberal shepherds give⟳ a grosser name⟳, / But our cold maids do dead men's fingers call⟳ them.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

long purse long QT syndrome long ranger Long Reach long rice long rifle

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