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Johnny-jump-ups

Johnny-jump-ups is the plural of Johnny-jump-up.

Meaning of Johnny-jump-up

Noun

Johnny-jump-up (plural Johnny-jump-ups)

  1. (Canada, US) Any of several violets or pansies.
    • He spoke almost dreamily, as if he was all by himself, out in the woods, picking johnny-jump-ups.1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin, published 2010, page 6
    1. (Canada, US) Viola bicolor (American field pansy)
    2. (Canada, US) Viola cornuta (tufted pansy)
    3. (Canada, US) Viola pedunculata (California golden violet)
    4. (Canada, US) Viola tricolor (heartsease, wild pansy, pansy, et al.)
  2. Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)

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Questions about Johnny-jump-ups

What is Johnny-jump-ups the plural of?
Johnny-jump-ups is the plural of Johnny-jump-up.

Words near Johnny-jump-ups in the dictionary

  1. Johnny rooks
  2. Johnny Turk
  3. Johnny-come-latelies
  4. johnny-come-lately
  5. Johnny-jump-up
  6. Johnny-jump-ups
  7. Johnny-on-the-spot
  8. Johnny-on-the-spots
  9. Johnny-one-note
  10. Johnny-one-notes
  11. johnnycake

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