pansies

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pansies - 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.
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