a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived

[ Syn: wild pansy , johnny-jump-up , heartsease , love-in-idleness , pink of my john , viola tricolor ]

common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies

[ Syn: birds-foot violet , pansy violet , johnny-jump-up , wood violet , viola pedata ]