Definition of violet
1 a
:any of a genus (Viola of the family Violaceae, the violet family) of chiefly herbs with alternate stipulate leaves and showy flowers in spring and often cleistogamous flowers in summer;
especially
:one with smaller usually solid-colored flowers as distinguished from the usually larger-flowered violas and pansies
b
:any of several plants of genera other than that of the violet — compare dogtooth violet
2
:any of a group of colors of reddish-blue hue, low lightness, and medium saturation
