Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - violet
Violet
violet
n. & adj. --n. 1 a any plant of the genus Viola, esp. the sweet violet, with usu. purple, blue, or white flowers. b any of various plants resembling the sweet violet. 2 the bluish-purple colour seen at the end of the spectrum opposite red. 3 a pigment of this colour. b clothes or material of this colour. --adj. of this colour. Etymology: ME f. OF violet(te) dimin. of viole f. L VIOLA(2)
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noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, diminutive of viole ~, from Latin viola Date: 14th century 1. any of a genus (Viola of the family Violaceae, the ~ family) of chiefly herbs with alternate stipulate leaves and showy flowers in spring and often cleistogamous flowers in summer, any of several plants of genera other than that of the ~, any of a group of colors of reddish-blue hue, low lightness, and medium saturation ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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