dog's violet

English

Noun

dog's violet (plural dog's violets)

  1. The plant, Viola canina, native to Europe.
    • 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 13:
      Here is spring were celandine, marsh marigold, wind-flower, primrose, cowslip and dog's violet.
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