violet
noun
any chiefly low, stemless or leafy-stemmed plant of the genus Viola, having purple, blue, yellow, white, or variegated flowers.
violet-like
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a word derived from
violet.
Example Sentences
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Saintpaulia Ionantha.—The leaves of this plant spread themselves laterally just over the soil, forming a rosette, in the centre of which spring up large violet-like flowers.
From Gardening for the Million by Alfred Pink
The flowers are violet-like in colour, but by no means conspicuous.
From Hardy Ornamental Flowering Trees and Shrubs by Angus Duncan Webster
The shy, modest little creature, dwelling violet-like amidst clustering leaves, and even when showing itself still "half-hidden from the eye," was thereafter to be only a tantalizing image in memory.
From The Naturalist in La Plata by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
There's a pleasing quaintness to it, something prim and violet-like.
From Majorie Daw by Thomas Bailey Aldrich
At this point he paused, and his broad red face tried to look violet-like.
From The Point of View by Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
