SELKIRK'S VIOLET


Meaning of SELKIRK'S VIOLET in English

ˈselˌkərks- noun

Usage: usually capitalized S

Etymology: perhaps from Selkirk, range of the Rocky mountains in British Columbia, Canada

: an acaulescent violet ( Viola selkirkii ) found in the cooler parts of No. America and in Greenland that has large-spurred flowers of a pale violet color

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