dog violet

noun — 2 senses

nounalso spelled dog-violet

Any of a number of plants with unscented flowers in the genus Viola, now especially Viola riviniana.

All but lost in the new growth of grass are dog violets, leaves the vivid purple of a Catholic funeral robe.2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 86:

Derived terms: American dog violet, common dog violet, early dog violet, heath dog violet

dog-violet

noun

Synonym of dog's tooth violet.

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