noun

vĭŏla

gen. vĭŏlae · gender feminine · decl. 1st

dim. Gr. ἴον

the violet; the stock-gillyflower

the violet, the stock-gillyflower.

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Lit., Plin. 21, 6, 14, § 27; 21, 11, 38, § 64; Verg. E. 2, 47; 10, 39. —Collect.: an tu me in violā putabas aut in rosā dicere? Cic. Tusc. 5, 26, 73 al.—

A violet color; violet

A violet color, violet, Hor. C. 3, 10, 14; id. Ep. 2, 1, 207; Plin. 34, 12, 32, § 124; 37, 9, 40, § 121.

Perseus ID: n51010 Key: viola