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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]: heartsease n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived [syn: {wild pansy}, {Johnny-jump-up}, {love-in-idleness}, {pink of my John}, {Viola tricolor}] 2: violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: {two-eyed violet}, {Viola ocellata}] 3: common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers [syn: {field pansy}, {Viola arvensis}] 4: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: {peace}, {peacefulness}, {peace of mind}, {repose}, {serenity}, {ataraxis}]
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