Definition of American dog violet

1. Noun. Violet of eastern North America having pale violet to white flowers.

Exact synonyms: Viola Conspersa
Generic synonyms: Violet

Lexicographical Neighbors of American Dog Violet

American cocker spaniels
American cockroach
American cockroaches
American columbo
American coot
American copper
American crab apple
American cranberry
American cranberry bush
American crayfish
American creeper
American cress
American crow
American dewberry
American dog tick
American dog violet (current term)
American dogwood
American dun-bar
American dun-bars
American dwarf birch
American eagle
American eagles
American egret
American elder
American elk
American elm
American featherfoil
American feverfew
American flag
American flagfish

Literary usage of American dog violet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1887)
"Muhlenbergii, the common Atlantic American dog violet, nearest to the Old World V. canina, var. sylvestris, may as well retain the name under which Torrey ..."

2. Historic Mackinac: The Historical, Picturesque and Legendary Features of the by Edwin Orin Wood (1918)
"Viola canadensis L. Canada Violet . Plentiful in rich shaded ground. Viola conspersa Reichenb. American dog violet. Common in rich shaded ground. ..."

3. Report (1913)
"American dog violet. Common in rich shaded ground. Viola canadensis L. Canada Violet. Plentiful in rich shaded ground. ELAEAGNACEAE—OLEASTER FAMILY. ..."

4. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter, John Kunkel Small (1903)
"American dog violet. (Man. p. 639 ; IF f. .yo/. ) Moist soil, Lab. to Minn., NC and Ky.—Pennsylvania : MONROE ; BUCKS ; DELAWARE ; CHESTER ; LANCASTER ..."

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