wood violet

wood violet
noun
1. common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
Hypernyms: ↑violet
2. common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
Hypernyms: ↑violet

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noun
1.
2. : a deep purple that is bluer and stronger than hyacinth violet, bluer and deeper than petunia violet, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than imperial purple (sense 2)

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  • Violet — Vi o*let, a. [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. [1913 Webster] {Violet shell} (Zo[ o]l.), any species of Ianthina; called also {violet snail}. See… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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