VIOLACEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

violaceous (comparative more violaceous, superlative most violaceous)

Violet-colored.

Anagrams

• olivaceous

Source: Wiktionary


Vi`o*la"ceous, a. Etym: [L. violaceus, fr. viola a violet.]

1. Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty genera and two hundred and fifty species.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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