Canadian violet

plural Canadian violets

1. Synonym of Canada violet.

   The English violet closely resembles the Canadian violet in color, but it is very fragrant.

   1898, The Canadian Teacher, volume 3, page 901

   2 more examples

   I have begun collecting, and though the season is far advanced, my hortus siccus boasts of several elegant specimens of fern; the yellow Canadian violet, which blooms twice in the year, in the spring and fall, as the autumnal season is expressively termed […]

   1842, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Canadian Scenery, volume 1, page 74

   The Canadian violet is a stemmed violet and easy to recognize by its tall stature. The leaves are heart-shaped. The white flowers have purple veins on the lower three petals and a purple tinge on the back of the uppermost petals.

   2003, Peter White, Wildflowers of the Smokies, page 64

   Synonyms: Canada violet