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pansy

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  ({V.  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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Heart's-ease  \Heart's"-ease`\,  n. 
  1.  Ease  of  heart;  peace  or  tranquillity  of  mind  or  feeling. 
  --Shak. 
 
  2.  (Bot.)  A  species  of  violet  ({Viola  tricolor});  --  called 
  also  {pansy}. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  pansy 
  n  1:  large-flowered  garden  plant  derived  chiefly  from  the  wild 
  pansy  of  Europe  and  having  velvety  petals  of  various 
  colors  [syn:  {Viola  tricolor  hortensis}] 
  2:  a  timid  man  or  boy  considered  childish  or  unassertive  [syn: 
  {sissy},  {pantywaist},  {milksop},  {Milquetoast}] 
  3:  a  disparaging  term  for  an  openly  homosexual  man  [syn:  {fagot}, 
  {faggot},  {fag},  {fairy},  {queer},  {poof},  {poove},  {pouf}]




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