pansy violet

pansy violet
noun
common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
Hypernyms: ↑violet

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noun
1. : a bird's-foot violet having the two upper petals very dark purple with the lower petals normally lilac-purple
3. : a dark reddish purple that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than royal purple (sense 1) and redder, lighter, and stronger than average plum (sense 6a) — called also Roman violet

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