Dame's Violet (Noun)
Meaning
Long cultivated herb having flowers whose scent is more pronounced in the evening; naturalized throughout Europe to Siberia and into North America.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The garden was filled with the sweet fragrance of dame's violet, its scent most noticeable in the evening hours.
- In the medieval period, dame's violet was a popular ingredient in perfumes and fragrances.
- The naturalized dame's violet had spread throughout the countryside, its delicate purple flowers a common sight in fields and meadows.
- Dame's violet has been cultivated for centuries for its ornamental value and fragrance, and is now found throughout Europe and North America.
- The perfume maker carefully selected the essential oils, including that of dame's violet, to create a unique and alluring fragrance.