'Violaceous' definitions:

Definition of 'Violaceous'

From: GCIDE
  • Violaceous \Vi`o*la"ceous\, a. [L. violaceus, fr. viola a violet.]
  • 1. Resembling violets in color; bluish purple. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (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. [1913 Webster]