violet vs Viola pubescens

Viola pubescens vs violet

violet and Viola pubescens both are nouns.

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

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

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

violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
Viola pubescens: violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins

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, English violet, garden violet, sweet violet, Viola odorata, bird's-foot violet, Johnny-jump-up, pansy violet, Viola pedata, wood violet, downy yellow violet, long-spurred violet, Viola rostrata, cream violet, pale violet, striped violet, Viola striata, hedge violet, Viola reichenbachiana, Viola sylvatica, wood violet.

violet (noun)	Viola pubescens (noun)
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum	violet of eastern North America having softly pubescent leaves and stems and clear yellow flowers with brown-purple veins
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

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

Difference between violet and Viola pubescens

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