Vĭ'o-lĕt1, n.
n. [Fr. violette, Pr., Sp., & Pg. violeta, It. violetta, from Pr., Sp., Pg., It., & Lat. viola, a violet.]
Sense 1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Viola, of many species. They are generally low, herbaceous plants, and the flowers of many of the species are of some shade of blue.
Sense 2. The color seen in a violet, being that one of the seven primary colors of the solar spectrum which is most refrangible.