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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the natural order Violarieæ, tribe Violeæ, characterized by the sepals not being extended at the base, and by the five unequal petals, one of which is much larger than the rest.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of violaceous plants, chiefly found in tropical America, some species of which are used as substitutes for ipecacuanha.
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- noun Any of the genus Ionidium of
violaceous plants, chiefly found in tropicalAmerica .
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From the genus name.
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