wood violet

1. 1.

   common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows

   Synonymshedge violetViola sylvaticaViola reichenbachiana

   Broaderviolet
2. 2.

   common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

   Synonymsbird's-foot violetpansy violetJohnny-jump-upViola pedata

   Broaderviolet

Questions about wood violet

What does wood violet mean?

wood violet means "common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for wood violet?

Close synonyms include hedge violet, Viola sylvatica, Viola reichenbachiana, bird's-foot violet, pansy violet. 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 wood violet a common word?

wood violet is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.