Viola odorata


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Noun1.Viola odorata - European violet typically having purple to white flowersViola odorata - European violet typically having purple to white flowers; widely naturalized
violet - any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
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Protective effect of Viola tricolor and Viola odorata extracts on serum/glucose deprivation-induced neurotoxicity: role of reactive oxygen species.
Sweet violets (Viola odorata, Zones 5 to 8) also thrive in partial shade, and if planted on receptive ground, they too will produce small, purple flowers that delight the eye and can be used as a cough remedy, especially for bronchitis.
Biocontrol of Botrytis cinerea with essential oil and menthol extract of Viola odorata l.
Essential oils of Melia azedarach, Linium usitatissium, Ferula narthex, Sasurrea costus, Viola odorata and Achyranthus aspera were tested for their contact toxicity and growth regulatory effects against Cryptolestes ferrugineus (Stephens).
Composition of the floral waxes of rosegallica, jasminum grandiflorumn and viola odorata. Chem.
Ratanjot), Berberis lycium (Sumblo), Podophylum hexandrum (Ban kakri), Paeonia emodi (Mamekh) Achyranthes aspera (Puthknda), Acacia nilotica (Kiker), Calotropis procera (Aak), Cuscuta reflexa (Amer bel), Taraxacum officinale (peeli booti), Withania somnifera (Asghand), Solanum surattense (Mokri), Oxalis corniculata (Khati booti), Cannabis sativa (Bhang), Plantago major (Ispaghol), Viola odorata (Banafsha), etc.
Viola odorata is a native of the British Isles although it is more common in the South.
If you enjoy Viola odorata, the sweet violet of hedgerows and country lanes, Elizabeth offers a Large Flowered Blue form, which is highly scented, and Viola odorata Rosea with very pale pink blooms.
3 we return to the young composer as a twenty-seven-year old, and its two lyric movements have poetic titles: Viola odorata (Andante cantabile) and Rosa mystica (Allegretto).