wild pansy
wild pansy noun: viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.
Noun
wild pansy (plural wild pansies)
- 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.1880, Armand Trousseau, Treatise on therapeutics v.2, page 130
- They have all purple or blue flowers, but the Wild Pansy differs in more striking fashion from the others.1899, Edward Step, The Romance of Wild Flowers: A Companion to the British Flora, page 100
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, pansy.
Examples of wild pansy in a sentence
- It is close to, and often crosses with, the wild pansy, V. tricolor.2013, Carol Klein, Wild Flowers: Nature's own to garden grown, page 37:
- In fact, the wild pansy was valued in ancient times for its potency in love charms.2017, Niall Mac Coitir, Ireland's Wild Plants – Myths, Legends & Folklore:
Synonyms of wild pansy
Forms of wild pansy
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Questions about wild pansy
- What does wild pansy mean?
- Wild pansy means viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.
- How do you use wild pansy in a sentence?
- It is close to, and often crosses with, the wild pansy, V. tricolor.
- What part of speech is wild pansy?
- Wild pansy is a noun.
- What is the plural of wild pansy?
- The plural of wild pansy is wild pansies.
Words near wild pansy in the dictionary
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