water violet 水生紫罗兰
water violet[ noun ]
featherfoil of Europe and western Asia having submerged and floating leaves and violet flowers
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Violet \Vi"o*let\, 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}).
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}.
2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum
farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the
spectrum.
3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue
in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small
violet-colored butterflies belonging to {Lyc[ae]na}, or
{Rusticus}, and allied genera.
{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.
Water violet \Wa"ter vi"o*let\ (Bot.)
See under {Violet}.