Heart's-ease n.
1. Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling.
2. Bot. A species of violet (Viola tricolor), a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived; -- called also pansy. [wns=1]
Syn: -- wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor.
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heartsease
n 1: a common and long cultivated European herb from which most
common garden pansies are derived [syn: wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up,
love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor]
2: violet of Pacific coast of North America having white petals
tinged with yellow and deep violet [syn: two-eyed violet,
Viola ocellata]
3: common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged
flowers [syn: field pansy, Viola arvensis]
4: the absence of mental stress or anxiety [syn: peace, peacefulness,
peace of mind, repose, serenity, ataraxis]