1. having a violet or purple color
Usage: formal; botanical

Examples

• The violaceous petals of the iris gleamed in the morning light.
• She noticed the violaceous hue of the evening sky.
• The botanist described the flower’s violaceous coloration in her field notes.
• His violaceous bruise was evidence of the fall.
• The violaceous minerals in the rock caught the geologist’s attention.
• The artist mixed pigments to achieve a violaceous shade.