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n. (plant) | 1. violet | any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers. |
| ~ viola | any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola. |
| ~ american dog violet, viola conspersa | violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers. |
| ~ sweet white violet, viola blanda, white violet, woodland white violet | short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers. |
| ~ canada violet, tall white violet, viola canadensis, white violet | tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks. |
| ~ dog violet, heath violet, viola canina | Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet. |
| ~ two-eyed violet, viola ocellata, heartsease | violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet. |
| ~ english violet, garden violet, sweet violet, viola odorata | European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized. |
| ~ bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, viola pedata, johnny-jump-up, wood violet | common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies. |
| ~ downy yellow violet, viola pubescens | violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins. |
| ~ long-spurred violet, viola rostrata | violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur. |
| ~ cream violet, pale violet, striped violet, viola striata | leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple. |
| ~ hedge violet, viola reichenbachiana, viola sylvatica, wood violet | common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows. |
n. (attribute) | 2. reddish blue, violet | a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum. |
| ~ purple, purpleness | a purple color or pigment. |
| ~ indigo | a blue-violet color. |
adj. | 3. purple, purplish, violet | of a color intermediate between red and blue. |
| ~ chromatic | being or having or characterized by hue. |
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