The Collaborative International Dictionary
Violaceous
Violaceous \Vi`o*la"ceous\, a. [L. violaceus, fr. viola a violet.]
Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.
(Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty genera and two hundred and fifty species.
Wiktionary
violaceous
a. (context mycology English) violet colored.
Usage examples of "violaceous".
Seeking enlightenment within those violaceous depths, he found only his own reflection.
The sun is setting at the end of the street, and the clouds in the western sky have turned gold, orange, bronze, violaceous, burgundy, pewter, and a touch of chartreuse.
The administration of the salicylate of soda modified in degree this violaceous odor.