Viola tricolor vio·lat·ri·color uncommon noun 1. a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived Synonymswild pansyJohnny-jump-upheartseaselove-in-idlenesspink of my JohnViola tricolor Related words Word family Viola tricolor hortensis Broader terms viola WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.