African violet

noun

Any perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals.

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saintpauliaSaintpaulia ionantha
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Meanings

nounAfrican violet (plural African violets)

plural African violets

  1. Any perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals.

    Synonyms: saintpaulia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny perennial plant of section Streptocarpus sect. Saintpaulia (formerly genus Saintpaulia), especially Streptocarpus ionantha, with fine haired round leaves and velvety petals.

Similar
saintpaulia

More synonyms by meaning

nountropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers

Similar
Saintpaulia ionantha
Broader
flower
Also see
usambara violet

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan violeta africana
  • violeta africanaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Chinese Mandarin 非洲紫罗兰
  • 非洲紫罗兰 (fēizhōu zǐluólán)perennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Finnish saintpaulia, paavalinkukka
  • saintpauliaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
  • paavalinkukkaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
French saintpaulia
  • saintpauliaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
German Usambaraveilchen
  • Usambaraveilchenperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Irish sailchuach Afracach
  • sailchuach Afracachperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Italian violetta africana
  • violetta africanaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Japanese セントポーリア
  • セントポーリア (sentopōria)perennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Polish sępolia
  • sępoliaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Portuguese violeta africana
  • violeta africanaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Romanian violetă africană
  • violetă africanăperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Spanish violeta africana
  • violeta africanaperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Turkish Afrika menekşesi
  • Afrika menekşesiperennial plant of the genus Saintpaulia
Cite this entry
APA

African violet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20violet

MLA

“African violet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20violet. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “African violet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/African%20violet.

Source: African violet on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.