bird's-foot violet

noun

a violet, Viola pedata, of the eastern and midwestern U.S., having single flowers with a yellow center, two purple upper petals, and three lavender lower petals: the state flower of Wisconsin.

Origin of bird's-foot violet

An Americanism dating back to 1830–40

Words nearby bird's-foot violet

bird's-eye chilli, bird's-eye maple, bird's-eye primrose, bird's-foot, bird's-foot trefoil, bird's-foot violet, bird's-nest, bird's-nest fern, bird's-nest fungus, bird's-nest orchid, bird's-nest soup