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A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all kinds of violets.

INCLUDED
Inclosed; confined. Included stamens , such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.
POLYPETALOUS
Consisting of, or having, several or many separate petals; as, a polypetalous corolla, flower, or plant. Martyn.
HERBACEOUS
Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an herbaceous stem.
GENUS
A class of objects divided into several subordinate species; a class more extensive than a species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class; one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.
INCLUDE
1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason
INCLUDIBLE
Capable of being included.
SUBGENUS
A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species which differ from other species of the genus in some important character or characters; as, the azaleas now constitute a subgenus of Rhododendron.