A sweet-scented Old World violet with heart-shaped leaves, used in perfumery and as a flavouring.
香堇菜
Viola odorata, family Violaceae
Example sentencesExamples
She anticipates the biggest headache being the wild flowers (cowslips, primroses, sweet violets, daisies, speedwells, wild orchids, wild thyme, chives and marigold), which need to be grown in a sod of bent grass.
Iris is a powdery scent that captures a hint of sweet violets.
Her red hair rolled to a dark blonde and her eyes exploded into a sweet violet.
Some climbers flower once a year - heavily in spring. ‘Lady Banks’ is smothered in 1-inch white blooms in spring, filling the air with the fragrance of sweet violets.
Definition of sweet violet in US English:
sweet violet
noun
A sweet-scented Old World violet with heart-shaped leaves, used in perfumery and as a flavoring.
香堇菜
Viola odorata, family Violaceae
Example sentencesExamples
Some climbers flower once a year - heavily in spring. ‘Lady Banks’ is smothered in 1-inch white blooms in spring, filling the air with the fragrance of sweet violets.
Her red hair rolled to a dark blonde and her eyes exploded into a sweet violet.
She anticipates the biggest headache being the wild flowers (cowslips, primroses, sweet violets, daisies, speedwells, wild orchids, wild thyme, chives and marigold), which need to be grown in a sod of bent grass.
Iris is a powdery scent that captures a hint of sweet violets.