The world is awash with the color purple — lavender flowers, amethyst gemstones, plums, eggplants and purple emperor ...

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The world is awash with the color purple — lavender flowers, amethyst gemstones, plums, eggplants and purple emperor butterflies. But if you look closely at the visible-light portion of the ...