[pan.sy] n, pl pansies [ME pensee, fr. MF pensee, fr. pensee thought, fr. fem. of pense, pp. of penser to think, fr. L pensare to ponder--more at pensive] (15c) 1: a garden plant (Viola wittrockiana) derived chiefly from the wild pansy (Viola tricolor) of Europe by hybridizing the latter with other wild violets; also: its flower
2. a: an effeminate man or boy--usu. used disparagingly b: a male homosexual--usu. used disparagingly
[2]pansy adj (1929): effeminate 1; also: homosexual--usu. used disparagingly