Main Entry:

¹pan·sy

Pronunciation:

\ˈpan-zē\

Function:

noun

Inflected Form(s):

plural pansies

Etymology:

Middle English pancy, pensee, from Middle French pensée, from pensée thought, from feminine of pensé, past participle of penser to think, from Latin pensare to ponder — more at pensive

Date:

15th century

1: a garden plant (Viola wittrockiana) derived chiefly from the hybridization of the European Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) with other wild violets ; also : its flower2 ausually disparaging : a weak or effeminate man or boy busually disparaging : a male homosexual