n.
Pronunciation: ' pan-z ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: 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 flower
2 a usually disparaging : a weak or effeminate man or boy b usually disparaging : a male homosexual