ostrum.
purple dye; purple color; material/garment/anything that has been dyed purple;
Meaning & usage
the blood of the sea snail
variety of Tyrian purple that was red
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὄστρεον (óstreon, “oyster”).
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