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heartsease

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hearts·ease also heart's-ease  (härtsz)
n.
1. Peace of mind.
2. A hybrid plant derived from crossing certain species of the genus Viola and having small, spurred, variously colored flowers.
heartsease, heart's-ease [ˈhɑːtsˌiːz]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) another name for the wild pansy
2. peace of mind
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Noun1.heartseaseheartsease - a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
Johnny-jump-up, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor, wild pansy
viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
2.heartseaseheartsease - violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
two-eyed violet, Viola ocellata
violet - any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
3.heartseaseheartsease - common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers
field pansy, Viola arvensis
viola - any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
4.heartsease - the absence of mental stress or anxiety
peace of mind, ataraxis, peacefulness, repose, serenity, peace
quietude, quietness, tranquillity, tranquility - a state of peace and quiet
Translations
heartsease [ˈhɑːtsˌiːz] n (Bot) → viola del pensiero selvatica
heartsease [ˈhɑːtsˌiːz] n (Bot) → viola del pensiero selvatica


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See how different the leaves of the cabbage are, and how extremely alike the flowers; how unlike the flowers of the heartsease are, and how alike the leaves; how much the fruit of the different kinds of gooseberries differ in size, colour, shape, and hairiness, and yet the flowers present very slight differences.
The Origin of Species by Darwin, Charles View in context
One was perfectly charming, delicate, pensive, shaded by beautiful dark hair, and eyes soft as velvet, like those lovely flowers, the heartsease, in which shine out the golden petals.
Twenty Years After by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
As he said this, he savagely tore a heartsease in two, and trampled on the pieces.
Sylvie and Bruno by Carroll, Lewis View in context
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