johnny-jump-up meaning and definition

JOHNNY-JUMP-UP noun

Definition of Johnny-jump-up (noun)

1. a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
   • synonyms: heartsease, love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor, wild pansy
2. common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies
   • synonyms: bird's-foot violet, pansy violet, Viola pedata, wood violet