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LONG-SPURRED VIOLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does long-spurred violet mean?
• LONG-SPURRED VIOLET (noun)
The noun LONG-SPURRED VIOLET has 1 sense:
1. violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
Familiarity information: LONG-SPURRED VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Violet of eastern North America having lilac-purple flowers with a long slender spur
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
long-spurred violet; Viola rostrata
Hypernyms ("long-spurred violet" is a kind of...):
violet (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)
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