Associations to the word «Murex»

Wiktionary

MUREX, noun. Any of the genus Murex of marine gastropods.
MUREX, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Muricidae   — the murex gastropods once used to produce Tyrian purple.

Wise words

It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Antoine de Saint-Exupery