'Purpuriparous' definitions:

Definition of 'Purpuriparous'

From: GCIDE

Purpuriparous \Pur`pu*rip"a*rous\, a. [L. purpura purple + parere to produce.] (Biol.) Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as, the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods. [1913 Webster]