violaceous

[ vahy-uh-ley-shuh s ]

/ ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃəs /

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adjective

belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants.Compare violet family.

of a violet color; bluish-purple.

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Origin of violaceous

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

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Examples from the Web for 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 stem is solid, violaceous at the thickened base, red-reticulated at the apex, expanded into the pileus.
The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise|M. E. Hard
Beneath them are seen brownish and violaceous blotches, the integument thus stained slowly losing its abnormal color.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

The nodules gradually enlarge, the skin becomes reddish, violaceous or livid in color.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin|Henry Weightman Stelwagon

British Dictionary definitions for violaceous

violaceous

/ (ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃəs) /

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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violaceous

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violaceous

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