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wild pansy en · NOUN

Meanings

1. Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.
   • Chief amongst them is the little annual field pansy, V. arvensis, a plant apparently on the increase since modern farming methods suit it well. It is close to, and often crosses with, the wild pansy, V. tricolor. 2013, Carol Klein, Wild Flowers: Nature's own to garden grown, page 37:
   • In fact, the wild pansy was valued in ancient times for its potency in love charms. 2017, Niall Mac Coitir, Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore:
   • They have all purple or blue flowers, but the Wild Pansy differs in more striking fashion from the others. 1899, Edward Step, The Romance of Wild Flowers: A Companion to the British Flora, page 100:
   • Murray ("App. Méd.," t. I., p. 789) gives a numerous list of physicians who have found advantage from the use of wild pansy in treating the crusta lactea of children. 1880, Armand Trousseau, Treatise on therapeutics v.2, page 130:
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, pansy.

Forms

Synonyms

Johnny-jump-up · Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me · kiss-her-in-the-buttery · stepmother · come-and-cuddle-me · kiss-me-at-the-gate · heartsease · love-in-idleness

Translations (12)

fi keto-orvokki (Viola tricolor) · fr pensée sauvage (Viola tricolor) · hu vadárvácska (Viola tricolor) · de Wildes Stiefmütterchen (Viola tricolor) · cmn 三色堇 (Viola tricolor) · ru фиа́лка трёхцве́тная (Viola tricolor) · ru аню́тины гла́зки (Viola tricolor) · ga goirmín searraigh (Viola tricolor) · nl driekleurig viooltje (Viola tricolor) · cy trilliw (Viola tricolor) · ja 三色菫 (Viola tricolor) · ca pensament silvestre (Viola tricolor)