violet vs white violet

white violet vs violet

violet and white violet both are nouns.

violet is an adjective but white violet is not an adjective.

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

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

violet: any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
white violet: short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers

Other hyponyms of violet include American dog violet, Viola conspersa, sweet white violet, Viola blanda, woodland white violet, Canada violet, tall white violet, Viola canadensis, 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, 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)	white violet (noun)
a variable color that lies beyond blue in the spectrum	short-stemmed violet of eastern North America having fragrant purple-veined white flowers
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers	tall North American perennial with heart-shaped leaves and white flowers with purple streaks

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

Difference between violet and white violet

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