viola1
/
vɪˈəʊlə/
n.
an instrument of the violin family, larger than the violin and tuned a fifth lower.
Etymology
C18: from Ital. and Sp.; cf. viol.
viola2
/
ˈvʌɪələ/
n.
a plant of a genus that includes the pansies and violets.
[Genus
Viola: many species.]
Etymology
mod. L., from L., lit. ‘violet’.
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