transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈvī-(ə-)lət ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French violete, diminutive of viole violet, from Latin viola
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : any of a genus ( Viola of the family Violaceae, the violet family) of chiefly herbs with alternate stipulate leaves and showy flowers in spring and often cleistogamous flowers in summer ; especially : one with smaller usually solid-colored flowers as distinguished from the usually larger-flowered violas and pansies
b. : any of several plants of genera other than that of the violet — compare dogtooth violet
2. : any of a group of colors of reddish-blue hue, low lightness, and medium saturation
[
violet 1a
]