| slovo | definícia |
dogtooth violet
(encz) | dogtooth violet, n: |
Dogtooth violet
(gcide) | Violet \Vi"o*let\, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet
violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin
to Gr. ?. Cf. Iodine.]
1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus Viola, of many
species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants,
and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while
others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the
pansy (Viola tricolor).
[1913 Webster]
Note: The cultivated sweet violet is Viola odorata of
Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United
States is Viola cucullata; the sand, or bird-foot,
violet is Viola pedata.
[1913 Webster]
2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum
farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the
spectrum.
[1913 Webster]
3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue
in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small
violet-colored butterflies belonging to Lycaena, or
Rusticus, and allied genera.
[1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]
Corn violet. See under Corn.
Dame's violet. (Bot.) See Damewort.
Dogtooth violet. (Bot.) See under Dogtooth.
Water violet (Bot.), an aquatic European herb ({Hottonia
palustris}) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid
leaves.
[1913 Webster] |
Dogtooth violet
(gcide) | Dogtooth \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. Dogteeth.
1. See Canine tooth, under Canine.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture,
consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; --
also called tooth ornament.
[1913 Webster]
Dogtooth spar (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute
crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See Calcite.
Dogtooth violet (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily
family (genus Erythronium). It has two shining flat
leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also
dog's-tooth violet.]
[1913 Webster] |
dogtooth violet
(wn) | dogtooth violet
n 1: perennial woodland spring-flowering plant; widely
cultivated [syn: dogtooth violet, dogtooth,
dog's-tooth violet] |
| |