Canadian violet

English

Noun

Canadian violet (plural Canadian violets)

1. Synonym of Canada violet
   • 1842, Nathaniel Parker Willis, Canadian Scenery, volume 1, page 74:

     I have begun collecting, and though the season is far advanced, my hortus siccus boasts of several elegant specimens of fern; the yellow Canadian violet, which blooms twice in the year, in the spring and fall, as the autumnal season is expressively termed […]

   • 1898, The Canadian Teacher, volume 3, page 901:

     The English violet closely resembles the Canadian violet in color, but it is very fragrant.

   • 2003, Peter White, Wildflowers of the Smokies, page 64:

     The Canadian violet is a stemmed violet and easy to recognize by its tall stature. The leaves are heart-shaped. The white flowers have purple veins on the lower three petals and a purple tinge on the back of the uppermost petals.