Purpurogenous

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purpurogenous \Pur`pu*rog"e*nous\, a. [L. purpura purple +
     -genous.] (Biol.)
     Having the power to produce a purple color; as, the
     purpurogenous membrane, or choroidal epithelium, of the eye.
     See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}.
     [1913 Webster]