viola

Pronunciation: /vaɪˈoʊlə/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
  2. noun large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
  3. noun a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower

Etymology

From Latin viola (“violet”).

In classic literature

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
herb
Narrower (hyponyms)
pansy, violet, horned violet, field pansy, wild pansy

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