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violet

noun adjective

A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

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Word length
6
Starts with
V
Ends with
T
Contains
IO
Scrabble score
9
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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/ˈvaɪlət/ /ˈvaɪlət/

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noun

  1. A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice.

  2. The bulb of such a plant.

  3. The genus as a whole.

  4. A ball.

  5. A person from Bermuda or of Bermudian descent.

noun

  1. A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.

  2. A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.

  3. A bluish-purple colour resembling that of most V. odorata.

  4. Clothes and vestments of such a colour.

  5. (perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.

adjective

  1. Having a bluish-purple colour.

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