Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wild pansy

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: wild -pan-sy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, pansy.

Example Sentences

"Murray ("App. Méd.," t. I., p. 789) gives a numerous list of physicians who have found advantage from the use of wild pansy in treating the crusta lactea of children."
"They have all purple or blue flowers, but the Wild Pansy differs in more striking fashion from the others."
"Chief amongst them is the little annual field pansy, V. arvensis, a plant apparently on the increase since modern farming methods suit it well. It is close to, and often crosses with, the wild pansy, V. tricolor."
"In fact, the wild pansy was valued in ancient times for its potency in love charms."

Inflected Forms

wild pansies (plural)

Synonyms

come-and-cuddle-me heartsease Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me Johnny-jump-up kiss-her-in-the-buttery kiss-me-at-the-gate love-in-idleness stepmother

Questions

What does wild pansy mean?: Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.

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