PERSIAN VIOLET
Dictionary entry overview: What does Persian violet mean? • PERSIAN VIOLET (noun)
The noun PERSIAN VIOLET has 1 sense:
1. perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
Familiarity information: PERSIAN VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PERSIAN VIOLET (noun)
Meaning:
Perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Exacum affine; Persian violet
Hypernyms ("Persian violet" is a kind of...):
houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)
Holonyms ("Persian violet" is a member of...):
Exacum; genus Exacum (genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets)
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