English violet

noun

A flowering plant of species Viola odorata.

Similar
sweet violetgarden violetViola odorata

Meanings

nounEnglish violet (plural English violets)

plural English violets

Synonyms & antonyms

nounEuropean violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized

Similar
sweet violetgarden violetViola odorata
Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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