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violet family — noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus • Syn: ↑Violaceae, ↑family Violaceae • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
violet — [vī′ə lit, vī′lit] n. [ME < OFr violette, dim. of viole < L viola, a violet < or akin to Gr ion, violet] 1. a) any of a genus (Viola) of plants of the violet family, having white, blue, purple, or yellow irregular flowers with short… … English World dictionary
violet — /vuy euh lit/, n. 1. any chiefly low, stemless or leafy stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers. Cf. violet family. 2. any such plant except the pansy and the viola. 3. the flower of any native … Universalium
violet — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French violete, diminutive of viole violet, from Latin viola Date: 14th century 1. a. any of a genus (Viola of the family Violaceae, the violet family) of chiefly herbs with alternate stipulate leaves… … New Collegiate Dictionary
violet — vi•o•let [[t]ˈvaɪ ə lɪt[/t]] n. 1) pln any chiefly low, stemless or leafy stemmed plant of the genus Viola, of the violet family, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers 2) pln any of various other plants, as the dogtooth violet … From formal English to slang
family Violaceae — noun a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus • Syn: ↑Violaceae, ↑violet family • Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family • Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Violet Trefusis — née Keppel (June 6, 1894 ndash; March 1 1972) was an English writer and socialite. She is most notable from her lesbian affair with Vita Sackville West, which was featured under disguise in Virginia Woolf s .Early lifeViolet Trefusis was the… … Wikipedia
Violet Turner — Violet Marianne Turner First appearance The Other Side of This Life, Part 1 (Grey s Anatomy) In Which We Meet Addison, a Nice Girl From Somewhere Else (Private Practice) Created by Shonda Rhimes Portrayed by Amy Brenneman … Wikipedia
Violet Florence Martin — (11 June 1862 – 21 December 1915) was an Irish author who co wrote a series of novels with cousin Edith Somerville under the pen name of Martin Ross in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.[1] Contents 1 Early life 2 Writings and Companionship… … Wikipedia
Violet goby — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii … Wikipedia
