heartsease : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: heartsease	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for heartsease
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
heartsease n a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived Synonym(s): wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet Synonym(s): two-eyed violet, heartsease, Viola ocellata common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers Synonym(s): field pansy, heartsease, Viola arvensis the absence of mental stress or anxiety Synonym(s): peace, peacefulness, peace of mind, repose, serenity, heartsease, ataraxis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens[82]e thought, pansy, fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See {Pensive}.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Viola ({V. tricolor}) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also {heart's-ease}, {love-in-idleness}, and many other quaint names.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Heart's-ease \Heart's"-ease`\, n. 1. Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling. --Shak. 2. (Bot.) A species of violet ({Viola tricolor}); -- called also {pansy}.