violet vs English violet

English violet vs violet

violet and English violet both are nouns.

violet is an adjective but English violet is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
violet	Yes	Yes	No	No
English violet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, English violet is a hyponym of violet; that is, English violet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than violet:

violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
English violet: European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized

Other hyponyms of violet include American dog violet, Viola conspersa, sweet white violet, Viola blanda, white violet, woodland white violet, Canada violet, tall white violet, Viola canadensis, white violet, dog violet, heath violet, Viola canina, heartsease, two-eyed violet, Viola ocellata, garden violet, sweet violet, Viola odorata, bird's-foot violet, Johnny-jump-up, pansy violet, Viola pedata, wood violet, downy yellow violet, Viola pubescens, long-spurred violet, Viola rostrata, cream violet, pale violet, striped violet, Viola striata, hedge violet, Viola reichenbachiana, Viola sylvatica, wood violet.

violet (noun)	English violet (noun)
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum	European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

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

Difference between violet and English violet

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