PERSIAN VIOLET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Persian violet mean? 

• PERSIAN VIOLET (noun)
  The noun PERSIAN VIOLET has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: PERSIAN VIOLET used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PERSIAN VIOLET (noun)

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Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Exacum affine; Persian violet

Hypernyms ("Persian violet" is a kind of...):

houseplant (any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative purposes)

Holonyms ("Persian violet" is a member of...):

Exacum; genus Exacum (genus of tropical Asiatic and African plants: especially Persian violets)