n. [ F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. &unr_;. Cf. Iodine. ]
☞ The cultivated sweet violet is Viola odorata of Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United States is Viola cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot, violet is Viola pedata. [ 1913 Webster ]
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Corn violet.
Dame's violet. (Bot.)
Dogtooth violet. (Bot.)
Water violet (Bot.),
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 (Zool.),
Violet wood,
n. Any tropical humming bird of the genus
n. (Zool.) A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips. [ 1913 Webster ]