violaceous

[ vahy-uh-ley-shuh s ]

/ ˌvaɪ əˈleɪ ʃəs /

belonging to the Violaceae, the violet family of plants. Compare violet family.

of a violet color; bluish-purple.

Origin of violaceous

1650–60; < New Latin Violace(ae) (see viola², -aceae) + -ous

In young specimens there are stripes and bands of violaceous brown, and the shells are striate within the aperture.

The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide |Augusta Foote Arnold
Spores globose or somewhat irregular, very minutely warted, violaceous, 9–11 mic.

The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio |A. P. Morgan
The stem is solid, violaceous at the thickened base, red-reticulated at the apex, expanded into the pileus.

The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise |M. E. Hard
Beneath them are seen brownish and violaceous blotches, the integument thus stained slowly losing its abnormal color.

A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I |Various

The nodules gradually enlarge, the skin becomes reddish, violaceous or livid in color.

Essentials of Diseases of the Skin |Henry Weightman Stelwagon

violaceous

/ (ˌvaɪəˈleɪʃəs) /

of, relating to, or belonging to the Violaceae, a family of herbaceous plants and shrubs including the violets and pansies

of the colour violet

C17: from Latin violāceus, from viola violet