violet

violet
    adj 1: of a color intermediate between red and blue [syn:
           {purple}, {violet}, {purplish}]
    n 1: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
    2: a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum [syn:
       {violet}, {reddish blue}]
    

Violet \Vi"o*let\, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet
   violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin
   to Gr. ?. Cf. {Iodine}.]
   1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus {Viola}, of many
      species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants,
      and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while
      others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the
      pansy ({Viola tricolor}).
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   Note: The cultivated sweet violet is {Viola odorata} of
         Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United
         States is {Viola cucullata}; the sand, or bird-foot,
         violet is {Viola pedata}.
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   2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum
      farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the
      spectrum.
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   3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue
      in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett.
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   4. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small
      violet-colored butterflies belonging to {Lycaena}, or
      {Rusticus}, and allied genera.
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   {Corn violet}. See under {Corn}.

   {Dame's violet}. (Bot.) See {Damewort}.

   {Dogtooth violet}. (Bot.) See under {Dogtooth}.

   {Water violet} (Bot.), an aquatic European herb ({Hottonia
      palustris}) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid
      leaves.
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Violet \Vi"o*let\, a. [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, n.]
   Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color
   produced by red and blue combined.
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   {Violet shell} (Zool.), any species of Ianthina; -- called
      also {violet snail}. See {Ianthina}.

   {Violet wood}, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish
      or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood
      of the {Andira violacea}, a tree of Guiana.
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Violet, LA (CDP, FIPS 78855)
  Location: 29.89619 N, 89.89254 W
  Population (1990): 8574 (2868 housing units)
  Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 70092
    

Violet, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana
   Population (2000):    8555
   Housing Units (2000): 2918
   Land area (2000):     4.057589 sq. miles (10.509108 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.483687 sq. miles (1.252743 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.541276 sq. miles (11.761851 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            78855
   Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
   Location:             29.901244 N, 89.896860 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     70092
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Violet, LA
    Violet
    

22 Moby Thesaurus words for "violet":
      amethystine, lavender, lilac, livid, magenta, mauve, mulberry,
      orchid, pansy-purple, plum-colored, plum-purple, purple,
      purplescent, purplish, purply, purpurate, purpure, purpureal,
      purpurean, purpureous, raisin-colored, violaceous