violet wood

noun

1. kingwood.

Word History and Origins

Origin of violet wood¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

Another state endangered plant is the violet wood sorrel, native to habitats such as George Washington Management Area in Glocester and put at risk by forest clearing, deer browsing and invasive plants.

From Washington Times

Rose Centifolia from Grasse is delicately mixed with ambrette seeds, Rose Otto Bulgarian, Turkish rose absolute, violet wood, ambrox and musk.

From Forbes

In his upstairs bedroom, above a violet wood secretary made by Dubois, cabinet maker to Louis XV, there is a monumental, roughly six-foot-tall, empty belle époque window frame that looks like solid slate but is made of zinc.

From New York Times

Early in February, when the cheerless frosts of winter seem most wearisome, the common blue violet, wood anemone, hepatica, or rock-columbine, if planted in this way, will begin to bloom.

From Project Gutenberg

William Jaquith went to a certain corner and brought out a teapoy of violet wood, which he set down at the old lady's elbow.

From Project Gutenberg