violet
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
- A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
- The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
- Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
- The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
- Synonym of onion (“vegetable”).
Adjective
- Of a violet colour.
Proper noun
- A female given name from English.
- A surname.
- A number of places in the United States: A census-designated place in St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Nueces County, Texas.
- A number of places in the United States: An unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
- A community in Loyalist, Lennox and Addington County, Ontario, Canada.
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