Dog violet

Dog violet
Viola labradorica, a common weed.

Dog violet is the common name for various species of the plant genus Viola with unscented flowers. The term arose to differentiate them from the scented sweet violet. Species so named include:

A number of species in the genus Erythronium in the family Liliaceae are sometimes referred to as "dog's-tooth violet".


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  • dog violet — šuninė našlaitė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Viola canina angl. dog violet; dog’s violet; heath dog violet vok. Heide Veilchen; Hunds Veilchen; März Veilchen rus. фиалка собачья lenk. fiołek psi …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • dog violet — noun Old World leafy stemmed blue flowered violet • Syn: ↑heath violet, ↑Viola canina • Hypernyms: ↑violet …   Useful english dictionary

  • dog violet — n. type ot violet having purple and yellow flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dog violet — noun a scentless wild violet with purple or lilac flowers. [Viola riviniana and other species.] …   English new terms dictionary

  • dog-violet — …   Useful english dictionary

  • heath dog violet — šuninė našlaitė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Viola canina angl. dog violet; dog’s violet; heath dog violet vok. Heide Veilchen; Hunds Veilchen; März Veilchen rus. фиалка собачья lenk. fiołek psi …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • American dog violet — noun violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers • Syn: ↑Viola conspersa • Hypernyms: ↑violet * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized A : a leafy stemmed violet (Viola conspersa) with pale flowers found in moist woods …   Useful english dictionary

  • dog — n. & v. n. 1 any four legged flesh eating animal of the genus Canis, of many breeds domesticated and wild, kept as pets or for work or sport. 2 the male of the dog, or of the fox (also dog fox) or wolf (also dog wolf). 3 colloq. a a despicable… …   Useful english dictionary

  • dog’s violet — šuninė našlaitė statusas T sritis vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Viola canina angl. dog violet; dog’s violet; heath dog violet vok. Heide Veilchen; Hunds Veilchen; März Veilchen rus. фиалка собачья lenk. fiołek psi …   Dekoratyvinių augalų vardynas

  • Dog whelk — Two shells of Nucella lapillus from North Wales Scientific classification Kingdom …   Wikipedia

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