wild pansy
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wild pansy
noun wild pansies
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Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.
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.
Similar: 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
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, pansy.
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noun Viola tricolor
| 日本語 | 三色菫 sanshiki sumire |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 三色堇 sānsèjǐn |
| Français | pensée sauvage |
| Deutsch | Wildes Stiefmütterchen |
| Русский | фиа́лка трёхцве́тная fiálka trjoxcvétnaja, аню́тины гла́зки anjútiny glázki |
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title = {wild pansy},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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