viola Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
  2. noun large genus of flowering herbs of temperate regions
    genus Viola.
  3. noun a bowed stringed instrument slightly larger than a violin, tuned a fifth lower

WordNet

Vi"o*la noun
Etymology
L., a violet. See Violet.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.
Vi"o*la noun
Etymology
It. See Viol.
Definitions
  1. (Mus.) An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but larger, and a fifth lower in compass.

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