[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

violet \vi"olet\, n. f. violette a violet cf. violet
   violet-colored, dim. of of. viole a violet, l. viola; akin
   to gr. ?. cf. iodine.
   1. bot. any plant or flower of the genus viola, of many
      species. the violets are generally low, herbaceous plants,
      and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while
      others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the
      pansy viola tricolor.
      1913 webster

   note: the cultivated sweet violet is viola odorata of
         europe. the common blue violet of the eastern united
         states is viola cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot,
         violet is viola pedata.
         1913 webster

   2. the color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum
      farthest from red. it is the most refrangible part of the
      spectrum.
      1913 webster

   3. in art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue
      in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --mollett.
      1913 webster

   4. zool. any one of numerous species of small
      violet-colored butterflies belonging to lycaena, or
      rusticus, and allied genera.
      1913 webster
      1913 webster

   corn violet. see under corn.

   dame's violet. bot. see damewort.

   dogtooth violet. bot. see under dogtooth.

   water violet bot., an aquatic european herb hottonia
      palustris with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid
      leaves.
      1913 webster
see also:
iodine viola viola tricolor viola odorata viola cucullata viola pedata 
lycaena rusticus corn violet corn dame's violet 
damewort dogtooth violet dogtooth water violet hottonia palustris 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

water violet \wa"ter vi"olet\ bot.
   see under violet.
   1913 webster
see also:
violet 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

water violet
     n : featherfoil of europe and western asia having submerged and
         floating leaves and violet flowers syn: hottonia
         palustris
see also:
hottonia palustris 

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