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Meaning
Noun
●
In Flowers & Violet family plants:
A
plant
or
flower
of the
genus
Viola, especially the
fragrant
Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking
plants
and
flower
s.
●
A person
thought
to
resemble
V. odorata, especially in its
beauty
and delicacy.
●
A bluish-purple
colour
resembling
that of most V. odorata.
●
Clothes and (ecclesiastical)
vestments
of such a colour.
●
The
characteristic
scent
of V. odorata.
●
In British English:
Synonym of onion.
Adj
●
In Colors of the rainbow & Purples:
Having a bluish-purple colour.
Name
●
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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Wiktionary
Origin
violet
English
violette
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
viola
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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