Meanings
noundog violet (plural dog violets)
plural dog violets
- Any of a number of plants with unscented flowers in the genus Viola, now especially Viola riviniana.First known use 16th c.
All but lost in the new growth of grass are dog violets, leaves the vivid purple of a Catholic funeral robe.
2020, Tim Ecott, The Land of Maybe, Short Books, published 2021, page 86
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Irish sailchuach, sailchuach chon
- sailchuacha plant with unscented flowers in the genus Viola
- sailchuach chona plant with unscented flowers in the genus Viola
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APA
dog violet. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20violet
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“dog violet.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20violet. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dog violet,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dog%20violet.
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