dog violet

See also: dog-violet

English

Noun

dog violet (plural dog violets)

  1. Any of a number of plants with unscented flowers in the genus Viola, now especially Viola riviniana. [from 16th c.]
    • 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 86:
      All but lost in the new growth of grass are dog violets, leaves the vivid purple of a Catholic funeral robe.

Derived terms
  • American dog violet
  • common dog violet
  • early dog violet
  • heath dog violet

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