"violet" | Definition and Related Words

violet

Noun

Any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers (synset 112408356)
is a type of: viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
subtypes:
- american dog violet, viola conspersa - violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers
- sweet white violet, viola blanda, white violet, woodland white violet - short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers
- canada violet, tall white violet, viola canadensis, white violet - tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks
- dog violet, heath violet, viola canina - Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
- heartsease, two-eyed violet, viola ocellata - violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
- english violet, garden violet, sweet violet, viola odorata - European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
- bird's-foot violet, johnny-jump-up, pansy violet, viola pedata, wood violet - common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
- downy yellow violet, viola pubescens - violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
- long-spurred violet, viola rostrata - violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
- cream violet, pale violet, striped violet, viola striata - leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
- hedge violet, viola reichenbachiana, viola sylvatica, wood violet - common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows
A variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum (synset 104978025)
is a type of: purple, purpleness - a purple color or pigment

subtypes: indigo - a blue-violet color

same as: reddish blue

Adjective

Of a color intermediate between red and blue (synset 300381374)
similar to: chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

same as: purple, purplish

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