dog violet
See also: dog-violet
English
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editdog violet (plural dog violets)
- Any of a number of plants with unscented flowers in the genus Viola, now especially Viola riviniana. [from 16th c.]
- 2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 86:
- All but lost in the new growth of grass are dog violets, leaves the vivid purple of a Catholic funeral robe.
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edita plant with unscented flowers in the genus Viola
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