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pansy
/ˈpæn.zi/
noun
A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Junonia. Also called arguses.
verb
(usually with "around" or "about") To mess about; to fail to get things done.
adjective
Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.
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