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Johnny-jump-up
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John·ny-jump-up  (jn-jmpp)
n. pl. Johnny-jump-ups
Any of various plants of the genus Viola, especially a California violet (V. pedunculata) or a European pansy (V. tricolor), having ovate leaves and variously colored flowers.

[From its quick growth.]

Johnny-jump-up
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US and Canadian any of several violaceous plants, esp the wild pansy
[so called from its quick growth]
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Noun1.Johnny-jump-up - a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derivedJohnny-jump-up - a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2.Johnny-jump-up - common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansiesJohnny-jump-up - common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
violet - any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers


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