Pansy

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Derived terms 1.5 See also

English

Etymology

From the French pensée, thought, as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.

Noun

pansy

1. Common name for a cultivated flowering plant, Viola tricolor hortensis, derived from heartsease; many garden varieties are hybrids.
2. (colour) a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

   pansy colour:

3. (Slang) a timid man or boy considered unassertive.

Translations

plant

Finnish: orvokki Japanese: パンジー (panjī), 三色菫 (さんしきすみれ, sanshikisumire)

colour

Adjective

pansy

1. wimpy; spineless; feeble -- see frodo
2. (colour) of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

Translations

colour

Derived terms

• wild pansy

See also

• heartease
• Johnny-jump-up
• Appendix:Coloursfr:pansy

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