Description:

The term 'fiola' refers exclusively to flowering plants of the genus Viola. The word was borrwed directly from the genus name, and if used to refer to various flowers of the genus that are locally significant, thus, the referent may vary by locality. Strictly, the term is considered to be a common name for the genus.

Linnaean nomenclature is one area of science where the vocabulary was not Commonized, and the Latin system of naming still persists to this day, including for new coinings. Thus 'viola' will also be seen as a spelling variant, especially in technical contexts.