viola

Definition of Viola in English :

see synonyms of viola

Noun

1. viola

any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola

2. genus viola, viola

large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions

genus viola

3. viola

a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Viola

see synonyms of viola

noun

1.

a bowed stringed instrument, the alto of the violin family; held beneath the chin when played. It is pitched and tuned an octave above the cello

2.

any of various instruments of the viol family, such as the viola da gamba

noun

any temperate perennial herbaceous plant of the violaceous genus Viola, the flowers of which have showy irregular petals, white, yellow, blue, or mauve in colour

See also violet (sense 1), pansy (sense 1)

Viola

see synonyms of viola

noun

a feminine name: dim. Vi

noun

a stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin and tuned a fifth lower

noun

a violet; esp., any of various violets developed from a pansy (Viola cornuta), grown as garden plants

Viola

see synonyms of viola

n.

1. A stringed instrument of the violin family, slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower, and having a deeper, more sonorous tone.

2. An organ stop usually of eight-foot or four-foot pitch yielding stringlike tones.

n.

Any of various plants of the genus Viola, which includes the violets and pansies, especially certain ornamental varieties that are usually more compact than pansies and have smaller flowers without a blotch on the petals.

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