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Johnny-jump-up

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Any of several violets or pansies. Canada, US

    "He spoke almost dreamily, as if he was all by himself, out in the woods, picking johnny-jump-ups."

  2. 2
    common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several violets or pansies.; Viola bicolor (American field pansy) Canada, US
  4. 4
    a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived wordnet
  5. 5
    Any of several violets or pansies.; Viola cornuta (tufted pansy) Canada, US
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  1. 6
    Any of several violets or pansies.; Viola pedunculata (California golden violet) Canada, US
  2. 7
    Any of several violets or pansies.; Viola tricolor (heartsease, wild pansy, pansy, et al.) Canada, US
  3. 8
    Volatinia jacarina (blue-black grassquit bird)

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From Johnny + jump + up.

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