noun
a family of order Parietales including the genera Viola, Hybanthus, Hymenanthera, Melicytus
• Syn: ↑Violaceae, ↑family Violaceae
• Hypernyms: ↑dilleniid dicot family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Parietales, ↑order Parietales, ↑Hypericales, ↑order Hypericales
• Member Meronyms:
↑Viola, ↑genus Viola, ↑Hybanthus, ↑genus Hybanthus, ↑Hymenanthera, ↑genus Hymenanthera, ↑Melicytus, ↑genus Melicytus
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the plant family Violaceae, characterized by herbaceous plants and some tropical shrubs and trees having alternate, usually simple leaves, solitary flowers with five usually irregular petals, the lower petal often spurred, and a berry or many-seeded capsule, and including the Johnny-jump-up, pansy, and numerous species of violet.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.