Viola ocellata vs violet

Viola ocellata and violet both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Viola ocellata	Yes	No	No	No
violet	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, violet is a hypernym of Viola ocellata; that is, violet is a word with a broader meaning than Viola ocellata:

Viola ocellata: violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

Viola ocellata (noun)	violet (noun)
violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet	a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum
	any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

Viola ocellata (adjective)	violet (adjective)
	of a color intermediate between red and blue