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View synonyms for violaceous
violaceous
[ vahy-uh-ley-shuhs ]
adjective
- belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.
- of a violet color; bluish-purple.
violaceous
/ ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃəs /
adjective
- of, relating to, or belonging to the Violaceae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs including the violets and pansies
- of the colour violet
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Word History and Origins
Origin of violaceous1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of violaceous1
C17: from Latin violāceus, from viola violet
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Example Sentences
The papules are usually pea-sized, flattened, and of a dark red or violaceous color.
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The nodules gradually enlarge, the skin becomes reddish, violaceous or livid in color.
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At first a pale-pink or dull, violaceous red, they later become yellowish or coppery.
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And his violaceous lips gave forth a breath more nauseous than the exhalation from a corpse.
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Sometimes the cap is white, whitish or gray, or of a pale violaceous color.
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