Definition of violets:
(n) :
The color of most violets; the colour evoked by the shortest visible wavelengths between 380 and 435 nm, an additive tertiary colour.
(n) :
A plant or flower of the genus Viola, especially the fragrant Viola odorata; (inexact) similar-looking plants and flowers.
(n) :
(perfumes) The characteristic scent of V. odorata.
(n) :
(figurative) A person thought to resemble V. odorata, especially in its beauty and delicacy.
(n) :
Clothes and (ecclesiastical) vestments of such a colour.
(n) :
(UK dialect) Synonym of onion (“vegetable”).