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violaceous


vi·o·la·ceous

adj \ˌvī-ə-ˈlā-shəs\

Definition of VIOLACEOUS

: of the color violet

Origin of VIOLACEOUS

Latin violaceus, from viola violet
First Known Use: 1657

Rhymes with VIOLACEOUS

arenaceous, carbonaceous, contumacious, disputatious, efficacious, farinaceous, foliaceous, gallinaceous, orchidaceous, ostentatious, perspicacious, pertinacious, solanaceous

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