heart's-ease

2 definitions found

heart's-ease - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]