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PERSIAN VIOLET
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
Synonyms:
Exacum affine; Persian violet
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Persian violet" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Holonyms ("Persian violet" is a member of...):
Exacum; genus Exacum (genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets)
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