dog's violet

noun

The plant, Viola canina, native to Europe.

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Meanings

noundog's violet (plural dog's violets)

plural dog's violets

  1. The plant, Viola canina, native to Europe.

    Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.

    1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13
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