wood violet

noun

1

a

: hedge violet

b

: bird's-foot violet

2

: a deep purple that is bluer and stronger than hyacinth violet, bluer and deeper than petunia violet, and bluer, lighter, and stronger than imperial purple (see imperial purple sense 2)

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