dog violet

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noun

a violet, Viola canina, that grows in Europe and N Asia and has blue yellow-spurred flowers

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

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candypuff

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Words nearby dog violet

dogtooth violet, dog train, dogtrot, dog tucker, dogvane, dog violet, dog-walker, dog warden, dogwatch, dog whelk, dog whistle

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How to use dog violet in a sentence

The caterpillar, which feeds upon dog-violet, and also the sweet violet, is figured on Plate 53.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
The ribs seem to be eighteen or twenty in number; laid in June or July on plants of dog-violet.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South
Similar remarks may be applied to our two common plants, the sweet violet (Viola odorata) and the dog violet (Viola canina).
Darwinism (1889)|Alfred Russel Wallace
It feeds in May and June on dog-violet, and has been reared on garden pansy.
The Butterflies of the British Isles|Richard South

The caterpillar, also, feeds on the same plant (dog violet) as Selene.
Butterflies and Moths|William S. Furneaux