Pan"sy (?), n.; pl. Pansies (#). [F. Pens'ee 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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