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pansy

UK/ˈpæn.zi/ US/ˈpænzi/ uncommon dated slang

noun

1.

large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors

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Origin

From Middle French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head. Doublet of pensée.

Phrases

  • Bertoloni's pansy
  • blue pansy
  • chocolate pansy
  • horned pansy
  • nansy pansy
  • pansy orchid
  • pansy shell
  • pansy up
  • peacock pansy
  • wild pansy

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