Phrase Hound found 28 phrases and 2 compound words that contain violets. The most common are listed below. Open violets in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 28
- African violetsplural of African violet: Any perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals.
- Parma violetsplural of Parma violet: A plant (or a flower therefrom) of a cultivar of Viola alba (white violet).
- bee violetsplural of bee violet: A color visible to bees that has a frequency of about 400 mμ, spanning a portion of the spectrum that covers violet blue through the lower frequencies of the ultraviolet range.
- blue violetsplural of blue violet: A bluish violet colour.
- Canada violetsplural of Canada violet: Viola canadensis, native to most of temperate and cool North America.
- Canadian violetsplural of Canadian violet: Viola canadensis, native to most of temperate and cool North America.
- false violetsplural of false violet: Synonym of dewdrop (the plant Dalibarda repens)
- flame violetsplural of flame violet: Any of genus Episcia of flowering plants.
- green-violetsplural of green-violet: Any of the genera Hybanthus, Pombalia, or certain others of flowering plants.
- hooded violetsplural of hooded violet: Synonym of blue violet (“Viola sororia”).
- horned violetsplural of horned violet: The flowering plant Viola cornuta.
- marsh violetsplural of marsh violet: A violet of species Viola palustris, that grows in marshes and bogland.
- Ontario violetsplural of Ontario violet: Synonym of blue violet (“Viola sororia”).
- Persian violetsplural of Persian violet: The flowering plant Exacum affine.
- red violetsplural of red violet: A purplish red colour, like that of a red violet flower.
- Russian violetsplural of Russian violet: A color of a rich and deep shade of violet, associated with the regal hues of Russian history.
- sand violetsplural of sand violet: A North American violet of species Viola adunca.
- sea-violetsplural of sea-violet: Any of genus Digitalis of about twenty species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
- shrinking violetsplural of shrinking violet: A very shy or timid person, who avoids contact with others if possible.
- star violetsplural of star violet: Synonym of dewdrop (“the plant Dalibarda repens”).
- water violetsplural of water violet: An aquatic plant, the featherfoil (Hottonia palustris).
- gentian violetsplural of gentian violet: Also known as crystal violet, a chemical dye used in the Gram stain test, and is also a fungicide. Chemically: hexamethyl pararosaniline chloride, C₂₅H₃₀ClN₃
- long-spurred violetsplural of long-spurred violet: A plant of the species Viola rostrata, native to temperate eastern North America.
- birdsfoot violetsplural of birdsfoot violet: Viola pedata, an ornamental plant in the Violaceae family.
- dogtooth violetsplural of dogtooth violet: A plant in genus Erythronium
Compound words 2
- starvioletsplural of starviolet: Any plant of species of genus Hedyotis.
- ultravioletsplural of ultraviolet: Of electromagnetic radiation beyond (higher in frequency than) light visible to the human eye; radiation with wavelengths from 380 to 10 nanometres.