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  2. Meloe violaceus - Wikipedia

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    The body of Meloe violaceus is 10–30 millimetres (0.4–1.2 in) long, females are somewhat larger than the males. These beetle are black-blue or violet-blue, head and pronotum are very finely dotted and the elytra are quite shorter than the abdomen, as in other Meloinae species. The adults live on a sunny, dry area with flowering plants ...

  3. Violet (color) - Wikipedia

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    Violet is the color of light at the short wavelength end of the visible spectrum. It is one of the seven colors that Isaac Newton labeled when dividing the spectrum of visible light in 1672. Violet light has a wavelength between approximately 380 and 435 nanometers. [2] The color's name is derived from the Viola genus of flowers.

  4. Sebaceous gland - Wikipedia

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    A sebaceous gland or oil gland[ 1] is a microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that opens into a hair follicle to secrete an oily or waxy matter, called sebum, which lubricates the hair and skin of mammals. [ 2] In humans, sebaceous glands occur in the greatest number on the face and scalp, but also on all parts of the skin except the palms of ...

  5. Should you be using body oil? Experts weigh in - AOL

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    Some body oils feature a single ingredient, such as argan oil, jojoba seed oil or grapeseed oil, and others use complementing ingredients like hyaluronic acid and squalane along with oils to help ...

  6. Viola selkirkii - Wikipedia

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    Viola selkirkii is a species of violet known by the common names Selkirk's violet and great-spur violet. It is native throughout the Northern Hemisphere, its distribution circumboreal. [1] [2] [3] This species is a rhizomatous perennial herb with hairy, heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are up to 1.5 centimeters wide and are violet in color.

  7. Ultraviolet - Wikipedia

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    Nevertheless, the photoreceptors of the retina are sensitive to near-UV, and people lacking a lens (a condition known as aphakia) perceive near-UV as whitish-blue or whitish-violet. [4] Under some conditions, children and young adults can see ultraviolet down to wavelengths around 310 nm.

  8. Shades of violet - Wikipedia

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    Dark reddish purple. B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The color Japanese violet or Sumire is shown at right. This is the color called "violet" in the traditional Japanese colors group, a group of colors in use since beginning in 660 CE in the form of various dyes that are used in designing kimono.

  9. Viola odorata - Wikipedia

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    Viola odorata is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to Europe and Asia. This small hardy herbaceous perennial is commonly known as wood violet, [ 1] sweet violet, [ 2] English violet, [ 2] common violet, [ 2] florist's violet, [ 2] or garden violet. [ 2] It has been introduced into the Americas and Australia.