heartsease

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
noun violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals tinged with yellow and deep violet
noun common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers

From heart + -s- + ease: an infusion made from the plant is traditionally believed to cure lovesickness.

It failed again, and the heartsease at her feet ran together into a little sea of purple and gold. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
Then the vapour shredded off into thin wisps, which floated away in the summer sunshine, and all was quiet again in the Heartsease mine. — Tales of Terror and Mystery, Arthur Conan Doyle
Aśoka, act thy gentle part,— Named Heartsease,(507) give me what thou art, To these sad eyes my darling show And free me from this load of woe. — The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse, Valmiki

wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor

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