sweet violet

American  

noun

1. a plant, Viola odorata, of the violet family, native to the Old World, having fragrant, usually purple flowers that are the source of an oil used in perfumery.

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sweet violet

Years ago when I was in Korea to promote “Avengers,” he inked a sweet violet on my forearm.

From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2023

The sweet violet also produces abundance of seed from its cleistogamic flowers, and few from its perfect flowers; but in Liguria it produces only perfect flowers which seed abundantly.

From Darwinism (1889) by Alfred Russel Wallace

The sweet violet you inclosed came safely to hand, but it was so dry, and mashed so flat, that it crumbled to dust at the first attempt to handle it.

From The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 1: 1832-1843 by Abraham Lincoln

To-day I'll favour thee, sweet violet; Thou canst live in my bosom.

From The Poetical Works of Robert Bridges by Robert Bridges

The other lady replied that she did not see any; but, looking carefully, they at last found the leaves, and there, hiding away among them, was the little sweet violet, with its delicious scent.

From Story Lessons of Character Building (Morals) and Manners by Loïs Bates

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