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Rarepansy
The correct spelling is pansy.
How to pronounce pansy
/ˈpæn.zi/
nounIPA: /ˈpæn.zi/
Say it like: Pan-see
The correct spelling is pansy. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
- 2.A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
- 3.Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. Also called arguses.
- 4.A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- 5.A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.
verb
- 1.(usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.
adjective
- 1.Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
- 2.Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
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