pansy

pansy
noun
  1. a popular cultivated viola with flowers in rich colours, with both summer- and winter-flowering varieties
    圆三色堇,三色紫罗兰
  2. Genus Viola, family Violaceae: several species and hybrids, in particular V. × wittrockiana
    堇菜属,堇菜科:数种及杂交种,尤指杂种堇菜
  3. (informal)an effeminate or homosexual man
    (非正式)脂粉气的男子;同性恋男子
  4. (S. African)a sand dollar with a flower-like purple marking on the shell
    (南非)(壳上有紫花图案的)毛饼海胆
  5. Echinodiscus bisperforatus, class Echinoidea
    拉丁名Echinodiscus bisperforatus,海胆纲
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French pensée 'thought, pansy', from penser 'think', from Latin pensare, frequentative of pendere 'weigh, consider'
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