Hypertext Webster Gateway: "heartsease"
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) 1.7 (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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