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Definition of Violets

Violet
Violet Vi"o*let, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. Iodine.] 1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy (Viola tricolor). Note: The cultivated sweet violet is Viola odorata of Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United States is V. cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot, violet is V. pedata. 2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum. 3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett. 4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lyc[ae]na, or Rusticus, and allied genera.
Violet
Violet Vi"o*let, a. [Cf. F. violet. See Violet, n.] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined. Violet shell (Zo["o]l.), any species of Ianthina; -- called also violet snail. See Ianthina. Violet wood, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the Andira violacea, a tree of Guiana.

Meaning of Violets from wikipedia

- Philippine violet Barleria obtusa, bush violet Barleria repens, small bush violet Browallia, bush violets Erythronium, dog's tooth violets Exa**** affine...
- Pierre-Noël Violet, Flemish-French miniature-painter Tessa Violet, American singer-songwriter NYU Violets, the teams of New York University Sea violet, Microcosmus...
- of Giant Parma Violets. Ingredients include sugar, stearic acid, modified starch, glucose syrup, and anthocyanin. The petals of violets have long been...
- the same year, Charles Edwin Wilbour rendered this as: Violets are blue, roses are red, Violets are blue, I love my loves. This translation replaces the...
- The High Violets are an American dream pop band from Portland, Oregon, United States. The High Violets were formed in late 1998 after the breakup of Portland...
- common name includes the word "violet". But not other "violets": Neither Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia ("African violets", Gesneriaceae) nor Erythronium...
- NME. 6 October 2016. "Palma Violets – Last Christmas on Planet Earth | Palma Violets". Roughtraderecords.com. "Palma Violets fans are worried the band have...
- Violets Are Blue may refer to: "Violets are blue", a phrase from the traditional rhyme "Roses Are Red" Violets Are Blue (1975 film), a 1975 Danish film...
- commonly made from an extract of violets.[citation needed] In the United States, this French violet syrup is used to make violet scones and marshmallows.[citation...
- Filmmaker Magazine, 18 March 2011 accessed 23 July 2012 Official site iTunes Page Purple Violets at IMDb Purple Violets at Rotten Tomatoes Movie trailer...