Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies.
Common European violet that grows in woods and hedgerows.
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Examples for "bird's-foot violet"
Examples for "bird's-foot violet"
1On a dry, gravelly, half-wooded hill-slope the bird's-foot violet grows in great abundance, and is sparse in neighboring districts.
1Neither like an old family physician nor a new johnny-jump-up; just quiet and cool and pleasant.
1Besides, I had not seen my sweet wood violet then, he added, aggravatingly.
2She must not approach my little wood violet.
3The tall, towering sunflower, Mr. Fabian, fell instantly and irrecoverably in love with this tiny white wood violet.
4I underplant mine with the purple-leaved, violet-flowered Canadian wood violet Viola labradorica for a match made in heaven.
5Saint Valentine's day, the birds' bridal day, would be a very appropriate time for a wood violet to wed.
6I am not sure that I shall admire the cultivated pansy as much as the shy, sweet wood violet, but perhaps it is better.
7Miriam has been always like a flower- atimidwood violet, loving this big world, yet playing no part in it away from my side.
8But they were the color of wood violets untouched by the sun.
9As he entered the parlor he heard his Wood Violet at her petition.
10When she passed the committee there came to them the odor of wood violets.
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12And they were softly beautiful as wood violets.
13Two days later, at breakfast-time, Rosamund received the following letter, written on paper scented with " Wood violet":
14"And have they little brown dots in them like a wood violet?"
15"I should want you forever, sweet wood violet," cooed Rose, returning her caresses.
16She carried in her white-gloved hand a bouquet of white wood violets, with her monogram in purple violets in the center.