Violaceae

noun

a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus

• Syn: ↑family Violaceae, ↑violet family

• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales, ↑order Hypericales

• Member Meronyms:

↑Viola, ↑genus Viola, ↑Hybanthus, ↑genus Hybanthus, ↑Hymenanthera, ↑genus Hymenanthera, ↑Melicytus, ↑genus Melicytus

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\\ˌvīəˈlāsēˌē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Viola, type genus + -aceae

: a family of herbs, shrubs, and trees (order Hypericales) having pentamerous mostly irregular flowers and a one-celled ovary containing three parietal placentae