pansy
/ˈpænzɪ/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。
1.1
- 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。
2
- informal an effeminate or homosexual man〈非正式〉脂粉气的男子; 同性恋男子。
3
- 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。
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- Echinodiscus bisperforatus, class Echinoidea.拉丁名Echinodiscus bisperforatus,海胆纲。
词源
late Middle English: from French pensée 'thought, pansy', from penser 'think', from Latin pensare, frequentative of pendere 'weigh, consider'.