…a herbaceous plant of temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers, one petal of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects…
…a scentless wild violet, typically having purple or lilac flowers…
…a tropical American hummingbird with green or brown plumage and a glittering purple patch behind each eye…
…a sweet violet of a variety with a heavy scent and lavender-coloured flowers which are often crystallized and used for food decoration…
…a sweet-scented Old World violet with heart-shaped leaves, used in perfumery and as a flavouring…
…a small marine snail which drifts on the surface of the sea attached to a raft of bubbles. The shell is typically purple-violet and the animal emits a violet fluid when attacked…
…an aquatic plant of the primrose family, with lilac flowers and finely divided submerged leaves…
…a small East African plant with heart-shaped velvety leaves and violet, pink, or white flowers…
…a synthetic violet dye, related to rosaniline, used as a stain in microscopy and as an antiseptic in the treatment of skin infections…
…a plant of the lily family that has backward-curving pointed petals…
…a synthetic violet dye derived from rosaniline, used as an antiseptic…
…a plant of the lily family which has backward-curving pointed petals…
…(of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength shorter than that of the violet end of the visible spectrum but longer than that of X-rays…
…a herbaceous plant of temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers, one petal of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects…
…a herbaceous plant of temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers, one petal of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects…
…a small marine snail which drifts on the surface of the sea attached to a raft of bubbles. The shell is typically purple-violet and the animal emits a violet fluid when attacked…
…a herbaceous plant of temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers, one petal of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects…
…used in names of similar-flowered plants of other families, e.g. African violet…
…(1927-), US opera singer; full name Mary Violet Leontyne Price. Her 1952 Broadway successes in Four Saints in Three Acts and Porgy and Bess led to an international career as an operatic and concert soprano. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961 and retired from opera in 1985…
…(1927-), US opera singer; full name Mary Violet Leontyne Price. Her 1952 Broadway successes in Four Saints in Three Acts and Porgy and Bess led to an international career as an operatic and concert soprano. She made her Metropolitan Opera debut in 1961 and retired from opera in 1985…
