/pan"zee/ , n. , pl. pansies .
1. a violet, Viola tricolor hortensis, cultivated in many varieties, having richly and variously colored flowers.
2. the flower of this plant.
3. Slang ( disparaging and offensive ).
a. a male homosexual.
b. a weak, effeminate, and often cowardly man.
[ 1490-1500; 1930-35 for def. 3; pensée pansy, lit., thought, n. use of fem. of ptp. of penser to think pensare to weigh, consider. See PENSIVE ]