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dog violet

dog violet noun: any of a number of plants with unscented flowers in the genus Viola, now especially Viola riviniana.

Noun

dog violet (plural dog violets)

  1. 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

Forms of dog violet

pluraldog violets

Words formed from dog violet

  • American dog violet
  • common dog violet
  • early dog violet
  • heath dog violet

Questions about dog violet

What does dog violet mean?
Dog violet means any of a number of plants with unscented flowers in the genus Viola, now especially Viola riviniana.
What part of speech is dog violet?
Dog violet is a noun.
What is the plural of dog violet?
The plural of dog violet is dog violets.

Words near dog violet in the dictionary

  1. dog town
  2. dog towns
  3. dog trick
  4. dog tricks
  5. dog tucker
  6. dog violet
  7. dog violets
  8. dog vomit slime mold
  9. dog vomit slime molds
  10. dog walk
  11. dog walked

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