noun

1. 1. any of a genus (Viola) of plants of the violet family, having white, blue, purple, or yellow irregular flowers with short spurs
   2. the flower of any of these plants
2. any of various similar plants, as the African violet, or their flowers
3. a bluish-purple color

Etymology: ME < OFr violette, dim. of viole < L viola, a violet < or akin to Gr ion, violet

adjective

1. designating a family (Violaceae, order Violales) of temperate and tropical dicotyledonous plants having five-parted flowers, a one-celled ovary, and a three-valved fruit capsule, including the pansies
2. of the color violet

noun

Etymology: < violet