violet vs bird's-foot violet

bird's-foot violet vs violet

violet and bird's-foot violet both are nouns.

violet is an adjective but bird's-foot violet is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
violet	Yes	Yes	No	No
bird's-foot violet	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, bird's-foot violet is a hyponym of violet; that is, bird's-foot violet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than violet:

violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
bird's-foot violet: common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

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, 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)	bird's-foot violet (noun)
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum	common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers

violet (adjective)	bird's-foot violet (adjective)
of a color intermediate between red and blue

Difference between violet and bird's-foot violet

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