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violet

DEFINITIONS OF: violet

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n a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum

Synonyms:
reddish blue
Types:
indigo
a blue-violet color
Type of:
purple, purpleness
a purple color or pigment

n any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

Types:
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American dog violet, Viola conspersa
violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
Viola blanda, sweet white violet, white violet, woodland white violet
short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers
Canada violet, Viola canadensis, tall white violet, white violet
tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks
Viola canina, dog violet, heath violet
Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
Viola ocellata, heartsease, two-eyed violet
violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
English violet, Viola odorata, garden violet, sweet violet
European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
Johnny-jump-up, Viola pedata, bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, wood violet
common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
Viola pubescens, downy yellow violet
violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
Viola rostrata, long-spurred violet
violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
Viola striata, cream violet, pale violet, striped violet
leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
Viola reichenbachiana, Viola sylvatica, hedge violet, wood violet
common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
Type of:
viola
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

adj of a color intermediate between red and blue

Synonyms:
purple, purplish
chromatic
being or having or characterized by hue
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