a herbaceous plant of temperate regions, typically having purple, blue, or white five-petalled flowers, one petal of which forms a landing pad for pollinating insects
堇菜,紫罗兰。
used in names of similar-flowered plants of other families, e.g.
[用 作开相似花的其他科植物名称,如African violet] 。
[mass noun]a bluish-purple colour seen at the end of the spectrum opposite red
紫罗兰色,紫色。
of a bluish-purple colour
紫罗兰色的,紫色的。
"Middle English: from Old French