adjective
- 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.