Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pansies"
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.
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