/ Dictionary / Index P purple finch: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pur'ple finch' Pronunciation: [key] a North American finch, Carpodacus purpureus, having a raspberry-red head, breast, and rump. See illus. under Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. purple chokeberry purple foxglove Related Content Daily Word Quiz: deleterious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language