/ English Dictionary

WOOD VIOLET

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

Synonyms:

bird's-foot violet; Johnny-jump-up; pansy violet; Viola pedata; wood violet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wood violet" is a kind of...):

violet (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows

Synonyms:

hedge violet; Viola reichenbachiana; Viola sylvatica; wood violet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("wood violet" is a kind of...):

violet (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)

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