violet

Any of various low-growing herbs of the genus Viola, having short-spurred, irregular flowers that are characteristically purplish-blue but sometimes yellow or white.

Any of several similar plants, such as an African violet.

The hue of the short-wave end of the visible spectrum, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 380 to 420 nanometers; any of a group of colors, reddish-blue in hue, that may vary in lightness and saturation.

A plant of the genus Viola, or one of its flowers; also, one of a few plants of other genera. See Viola, compound names below, and cut in next column.

A general class of colors, of which the violetflower is a highly chromatic example.

Any one of the many different small blue or violet butterflies of Lycæna, Polyommatus, and allied genera.

Locally, same as bog-violet.

Having the color of violet, a deep blue tinged with red.

A viola d’amore. Sometimes called English violet.