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CREAM VIOLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cream violet mean?
• CREAM VIOLET (noun)
The noun CREAM VIOLET has 1 sense:
1. leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
Familiarity information: CREAM VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
cream violet; pale violet; striped violet; Viola striata
Hypernyms ("cream violet" is a kind of...):
violet (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)
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