"nonpurple" meaning in English

See nonpurple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: non- + purple Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|non|purple}} non- + purple Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonpurple (not comparable)
  1. Not purple. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-nonpurple-en-adj-mSPOAOn3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non-

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          "ref": "1999, Malcolm E. Sumner, Handbook of Soil Science",
          "text": "Photoheterotrophic bacteria are relatively rare and include members of the nonpurple sulfur bacteria; this group is relatively insignificant in the soil ecosystem.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Robert L. Sexton, Exploring Economics, page 509",
          "text": "Say you only hire purple workers. If purple workers strongly prefer to work with one another instead of with other groups, why might you prefer to hire a less productive purple worker than a more productive nonpurple worker at the same wage?",
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