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SWEET VIOLET
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sweet violet mean?
• SWEET VIOLET (noun)
The noun SWEET VIOLET has 1 sense:
1. European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
Familiarity information: SWEET VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
English violet; garden violet; sweet violet; Viola odorata
Hypernyms ("sweet violet" is a kind of...):
violet (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)
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