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Surely no one would have called it 'Viola odorata' because we're pre-Linnaean. So, what was it called in VMs dates?
Here's a guide to medieval names.  Violet is "Our Lady's Modesty".

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Do similar religious implications carry over into the medieval, common names in other European languages?
Could this be another critter in the botanical bestiary?