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单词 johnny-jump-up
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Johnny-jump-up

[ jon-ee-juhmp-uhp ]
/ ˈdʒɒn iˈdʒʌmpˌʌp /

noun

any of certain violets, especially Viola pedunculata, having variously colored flowers.
a small form of the pansy, V. tricolor.

Origin of Johnny-jump-up

1835–45, Americanism; so called from its rapid rate of growth; see Johnny

Words nearby Johnny-jump-up

johnnycake, Johnny Canuck, Johnny collar, Johnny-come-lately, johnny house, Johnny-jump-up, Johnny-on-the-spot, Johnny raw, Johnny Reb, John of Austria, John of Damascus
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Example sentences from the Web for Johnny-jump-up

  • But Johnny-jump-up suits 'em best, for it kind o' tells how they come up in the spring.

    Aunt Jane of Kentucky|Eliza Calvert Hall

British Dictionary definitions for Johnny-jump-up

Johnny-jump-up

noun

US and Canadian any of several violaceous plants, esp the wild pansy

Word Origin for Johnny-jump-up

C19: so called from its quick growth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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