Johnny-jump-up

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Etymology

Johnny +‎ jump +‎ up

Noun

Johnny-jump-up (plural Johnny-jump-ups)

  1. (Canada, US) Any of several violets or pansies.
    • 1940, Raymond Chandler, Farewell, My Lovely, Penguin 2010 p. 6:
      He spoke almost dreamily, as if he was all by himself, out in the woods, picking johnny-jump-ups.
    1. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (American field pansy)
    2. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (tufted pansy)
    3. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (California golden violet)
    4. Viola tricolor (heartsease, wild pansy, pansy, et al.)
  2. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. (blue-black grassquit bird)
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