murrey
Sign in to savethumb|Murrey is used on these de Jong arms: Azure, a bezant; a chief per saltire, murrey and azure, filleted argent, over the partition a fillet saltire nowy, also argent. thumb|The name of the heraldic stain of murrey derives from the name of the Morus nigra|mulberry, which is the fruit of the tree Morus nigra whose reddish purple colour murrey originally represented.
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thumb|Murrey is used on these de Jong arms: Azure, a bezant; a chief per saltire, murrey and azure, filleted argent, over the partition a fillet saltire nowy, also argent. thumb|The name of the heraldic stain of murrey derives from the name of the Morus nigra|mulberry, which is the fruit of the tree Morus nigra whose reddish purple colour murrey originally represented.
In heraldry, murrey is a "stain", i. e. a non-standard tincture, that is a dark reddish purple colour. It is most proximate in appearance to the heraldic tincture of purpure, but is distinct therefrom.
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