WordNet
dog violet
n. Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet [syn: heath violet, Viola canina]
Wikipedia
Dog violet
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:
- Viola canina - heath dog violet
- Viola labradorica ( syn. V. conspersa) - American dog or alpine violet
- Viola reichenbachiana - early dog violet
- Viola riviniana - common dog violet
A number of species in the genus Erythronium in the family Liliaceae are sometimes referred to as "dog's-tooth violet".
Usage examples of "dog violet".
The prefix 'Dog' was often given to wild-flowers that were lacking in scent or other properties of allied species - as, for instance, Dog Violet, Dog Rose, etc.
Rosemary, he thinks, milkweed, wormwood, something else is also there, scentless, perhaps the dog violet, or the false sunflower, which loves the slightly acidic soil of this hill.