violet
noun/ˈvaɪələt/
/ˈvaɪələt/
- [countable] a small wild or garden plant with purple or white flowers with a sweet smell that appear in springTopics Plants and treesc1
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- [uncountable] a colour between blue and purple
- dressed in violet
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French violette, diminutive of viole, from Latin viola ‘violet’.
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