Meaning of wild pansy | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Viola tricolor, a European wildflower with medicinal properties, which was formerly believed to ease heartache.
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wild, pansy.

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Examples

“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.”

“They have⟳ all purple or blue flowers, but the Wild Pansy differs in more striking fashion from the others.”

“Chief amongst them is the little annual field pansy, V. arvensis, a plant⟳ apparently on the increase⟳ since modern farming methods suit⟳ it well. It is close⟳ to, and often crosses with, the wild pansy, V. tricolor.”

“In fact, the wild pansy was valued in ancient times for its potency in love⟳ charms.”

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