Definition of Striped violet

1. Noun. Leafy-stemmed violet of eastern North America having large white or creamy flowers faintly marked with purple.

Exact synonyms: Cream Violet, Pale Violet, Viola Striata
Generic synonyms: Violet

Lexicographical Neighbors of Striped Violet

striped dogwood
striped drum
striped field mouse
striped gentian
striped hyena
striped killifish
striped maple
striped marlin
striped muishond
striped mullet
striped racer
striped shield bug
striped shield bugs
striped skunk
striped squirrel
striped violet (current term)
stripedness
stripeless
stripelike
striper
stripers
stripes
stripewise
stripey
stripier
stripiest
stripiness
striping
stripings
striplight

Literary usage of Striped violet

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

1. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord. Britton, Hon. Addison. Brown (1913)
"Ascends to 4000 ft. in Virginia. American sweet violet. Hens. June- flower. May-July. 40. Viola striata Ait. Pale or striped violet. Fig. 2962. ..."

2. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States, Canada and the British by Nathaniel Lord Britton, Addison Brown (1913)
"Pale or striped violet. Fig. 2962. Viola striata Ait. Hort. Kew. 3: 290 1789. Stems several, angular, leafy, ascending, 6'-12' long when in flower, ..."

3. Minnesota Plant Life by Conway MacMillan (1899)
"... with its violet or whitish flowers and heart-shaped leaves, and the very similar striped violet, with cream-colored, white or blue flowers. ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Striped violet on Dictionary.com!Search for Striped violet on Thesaurus.com!Search for Striped violet on Google!Search for Striped violet on Wikipedia!

Search