JOHNNY-JUMP-UP


Meaning of JOHNNY-JUMP-UP in English

/jon"ee jump"up'/ , n.

1. any of certain violets, esp. Viola pedunculata, having variously colored flowers.

2. a small form of the pansy, V. tricolor.

[ 1835-45, Amer.; so called from its rapid rate of growth; see JOHNNY ]

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