johnny-jump-up Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
    pink of my John; wild pansy; love-in-idleness; Viola tricolor; heartsease.
  2. noun common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
    bird's-foot violet; wood violet; pansy violet; Viola pedata.

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