PANSY


Meaning of PANSY in English

n. (pl. -ies) 1 any garden plant of the genus Viola, with flowers of various rich colours. 2 colloq. derog. a an effeminate man. b a male homosexual.

[ F pensée thought, pansy f. penser think f. L pensare frequent. of pendere pens- weigh ]

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