From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens['e]e thought, pansy,
fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See
{Pensive}.] (Bot.)
A plant of the genus {Viola} ({Viola tricolor}) and its
blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties
have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors.
Called also {heart's-ease}, {love-in-idleness}, and many
other quaint names.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Heart's-ease \Heart's"-ease`\ (h[aum]rts"[=e]z`), n.
1. Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Bot.) A species of violet ({Viola tricolor}), a common
and long cultivated European herb from which most common
garden pansies are derived; -- called also {pansy}.
[WordNet sense 1]
Syn: wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease,
love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor.
[1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
3. (Bot.) A violet of the Pacific coast of North America
({Viola ocellata}) having white petals tinged with yellow
and deep violet. [WordNet sense 2]
Syn: two-eyed violet, heartsease, {Viola ocellata}.
[WordNet 1.5]
4. (Bot.) A common Old World viola ({Viola arvensis}) with
creamy often violet-tinged flowers. [WordNet sense 3]
Syn: field pansy, heartsease, {Viola arvensis}.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pansy
n 1: large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild
pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
[syn: {pansy}, {Viola tricolor hortensis}]
2: a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive [syn:
{sissy}, {pantywaist}, {pansy}, {milksop}, {Milquetoast}]
3: offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot},
{faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer},
{poof}, {poove}, {pouf}]
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