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noun
Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: come-and-cuddle-me, heartsease, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, Johnny-jump-up, kiss-her-in-the-buttery, kiss-me-at-the-gate, love-in-idleness, stepmother
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, pansy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: viola
History
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Across languages
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