Violaceous
Pronunciation : Vi`o*la"ceous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. violaceus, fr. viola a violet.]
Definition : 1. Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty genera and two hundred and fifty species.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913