Schoenfeld's purple

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Named after Düsseldorf paint manufacturer Dr. Fr. Schoenfeld & Co., founded by German chemist Franz Schoenfeld (1834–1911).

Noun[edit]

Schoenfeld's purple (uncountable)

  1. A reddish-purple color.
    • 1932, The Philippine Journal of Science, volume 47, page 209:
      The sepals cameo pink, barred and mottled with Schoenfeld's purple.

Adjective[edit]

Schoenfeld's purple (not comparable)

  1. Of a reddish-purple color.
    • 1927, Otto August Reinking, Tropical Fusaria, page 225:
      Few wartlike, Schoenfeld's purple sclerotia are produced.
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