persian violet

1. 1.

   perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers

   SynonymsExacum affine

   Broaderhouseplant

   Part ofExacum

Questions about persian violet

What does persian violet mean?

persian violet means "perennial cultivated especially as a houseplant for its fragrant bluish to dark lavender flowers".

What is another word for persian violet?

Close synonyms include Exacum affine. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is persian violet a common word?

persian violet is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.