Pansies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens['e]e thought, pansy,
     fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See
     {Pensive}.] (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus {Viola} ({Viola 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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