violet vs Viola canina

Viola canina vs violet

violet and Viola canina both are nouns.

violet is an adjective but Viola canina is not an adjective.

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

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

violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
Viola canina: Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet

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, heartsease, two-eyed violet, Viola ocellata, English violet, 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)	Viola canina (noun)
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum	Old World leafy-stemmed blue-flowered violet
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

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

Difference between violet and Viola canina

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