violaceous

[vahy-uh-ley-shuh s]

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adjective

belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants.Compare violet family.
of a violet color; bluish-purple.

Origin of violaceous

1650–60; < New Latin Violace(ae) (see viola², -aceae) + -ous

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Related Words for violaceous

color, mauve, plum, lilac, lavender, periwinkle, violet, heliotrope, pomegranate, mulberry, amethyst, magenta, wine, orchid, violaceous, amaranthine, perse

Examples from the Web for violaceous

Historical Examples of violaceous

In young specimens there are stripes and bands of violaceous brown, and the shells are striate within the aperture.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide
Augusta Foote Arnold
Spores globose or somewhat irregular, very minutely warted, violaceous, 9–11 mic.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio
A. P. Morgan
The papules are usually pea-sized, flattened, and of a dark red or violaceous color.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The nodules gradually enlarge, the skin becomes reddish, violaceous or livid in color.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
At first a pale-pink or dull, violaceous red, they later become yellowish or coppery.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for violaceous

violaceous

adjective

of, relating to, or belonging to the Violaceae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs including the violets and pansies
of the colour violet

Word Origin for violaceous

C17: from Latin violāceus, from viola violet

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