pansy

Noun
Synonyms: Viola tricolor hortensississypantywaistmilksopMilquetoastfagotfaggotfagfairynancequeenqueer

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colorsSynonyms: Viola tricolor hortensis
  2. a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertiveSynonyms: sissypantywaistmilksopMilquetoast
  3. offensive term for an openly homosexual manSynonyms: fagotfaggotfagfairynancequeenqueerpoofpoovepouf
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Webster's Dictionary (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]
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]

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