viola

¹vi·o·la

noun \vī-ˈō-lə, vē-; ˈvī-ə-\

Definition of VIOLA

: violet 1a; especially : any of various garden hybrids with solitary white, yellow, or purple often variegated flowers resembling but smaller than typical pansies

Origin of VIOLA

Middle English, from Latin

First Known Use: 15th century

Other Seed Plant Terms

aubergine, box, bramble, briar, composite, perpetual, pulse, trefoil

Rhymes with VIOLA

Angola, boffola, canola, crapola, Ebola, granola, mandola, payola, plugola, scagliola, Tortola, Victrola, Vignola