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JOHNNY-JUMP-UP

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

Synonyms:

bird's-foot violet; Johnny-jump-up; pansy violet; Viola pedata; wood violet

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Johnny-jump-up" is a kind of...):

violet (any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived

Synonyms:

heartsease; Johnny-jump-up; love-in-idleness; pink of my John; Viola tricolor; wild pansy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Johnny-jump-up" is a kind of...):

viola (any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola)

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