violet — meaning in English

English meaning

• stock noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
• violet noun A small plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers, or the flower itself.

Senses

violet is used for these senses in English:

• stock Any of the several species of cruciferous flowers in the genus Matthiola.
• violet Of a violet colour.
• violet A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
• violet The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.

stock — full definition

1. noun The goods a shop or business keeps available to sell.
2. noun A share representing partial ownership in a company.
3. noun A liquid made by simmering bones, meat, or vegetables, used as a base for soups and sauces.
4. verb To keep a supply of something available, especially for sale.
5. adj Standard or unmodified; the ordinary, default version of something.

violet — full definition

1. noun A small plant with fragrant purple or blue flowers, or the flower itself.
2. noun A bluish-purple colour, named after the flower.
3. adj Of a bluish-purple colour.

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