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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Violet \Vi"o*let\, adjective [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, noun] Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color produced by red and blue combined.
{Violet shell} (Zo["o]l.), any species of Ianthina; -- called also {violet snail}. See {Ianthina}.
{Violet wood}, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood of the {Andira violacea}, a tree of Guiana.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Violet \Vi"o*let\, noun [F. violette a violet (cf. violet violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Iodine}.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus {Viola}, of many species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the pansy ({Viola tricolor}).
Note: The cultivated sweet violet is {Viola odorata} of Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United States is {Viola cucullata}; the sand, or bird-foot, violet is {Viola pedata}.
2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the spectrum.
3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett.
4. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small violet-colored butterflies belonging to {Lyc[ae]na}, or {Rusticus}, and allied genera.
{Corn violet}. See under {Corn}.
{Dame's violet}. (Bot.) See {Damewort}.
{Dogtooth violet}. (Bot.) See under {Dogtooth}.
{Water violet} (Bot.), an aquatic European herb ({Hottonia palustris}) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid leaves.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
violet
adjective: of a color midway between red and blue [syn: {purple}, {purplish}]
noun
1: any of numerous low-growing small-flowered violas
2: a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum [syn: {reddish blue}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "violet": amethystine, lavender, lilac, livid, magenta, mauve, mulberry, orchid, pansy-purple, plum-colored, plum-purple, purple, purplescent, purplish, purply, purpurate, purpure, purpureal, purpurean, purpureous, raisin-colored, violaceous
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Violet, LA (CDP, FIPS 78855) Location: 29.89619 N, 89.89254 W Population (1990): 8574 (2868 housing units) Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70092
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Violet, LA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Louisiana Population (2000): 8555 Housing Units (2000): 2918 Land area (2000): 4.057589 sq. miles (10.509108 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.483687 sq. miles (1.252743 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.541276 sq. miles (11.761851 sq. km) FIPS code: 78855 Located within: Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22 Location: 29.901244 N, 89.896860 W ZIP Codes (1990): 70092 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Violet, LA Violet
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