Noun: love-in-idleness 'lú-vin'I-dul-nus
- A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived
"love-in-idlenesses sprouted unexpectedly throughout the cottage garden";
- wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, pink of my John, Viola tricolor
Type of: viola
Encyclopedia: Love-in-idleness