Definition of "violaceous" []

• Violet colored. (adjective)

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• "My favorites were the toco toucan, motmot, currasows, Yucatan jay, cinnamon-colored cuckoo, and pileated woodpecker and violaceous trogon (a relative of the resplendent quetzal)."
• "The work includes a life like copy of the official Chinon Parchment, violaceous stains and all."
• "And his violaceous lips gave forth a breath more nauseous than the exhalation from a corpse."