1. Also called: heartsease, love-in-idleness or (in the US) Johnny-jump-up
a Eurasian violaceous plant, Viola tricolor, having purple, yellow, and pale mauve spurred flowers
2.
any of various similar plants of the genus Viola
wild pansy in American English
an uncultivated pansy, esp. a European species (Viola tricolor) that is the ancestor of the garden pansy, with petals in combinations of white, yellow, and purple