noun
pansy
PAN-zee/ˈpænzi/
A garden plant with broad, colorful flower petals.
The pansy has broad purple-and-yellow petals.
Etymology
The Old French name meant “thought” or “remembrance” as well as the flower. The pansy received this name because it was regarded as a symbol of thought or remembrance.
In context
a very very light hint of purple with that bright orange coming into focus one of the most prominent things about it what i really love about this pansy is the kind of unique veining and marking around each flower
More examples
- Several pansies bloomed.
- She planted a pansy.
- The pansy grew beside the steps.
Forms
pansy · pansies
Similar words
- viola
- The broader genus or related garden plants.
- flower
- The general category.