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Johnny-jump-up

[ jon-ee-juhmp-uhp ]

noun

  1. any of certain violets, especially Viola pedunculata, having variously colored flowers.
  2. a small form of the pansy, V. tricolor.


Johnny-jump-up

noun

  1. any of several violaceous plants, esp the wild pansy
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Johnny-jump-up1

1835–45, Americanism; so called from its rapid rate of growth; Johnny
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Johnny-jump-up1

C19: so called from its quick growth
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Example Sentences

“I’m going to the woods,” he said, “to see Johnny-jump-up.”

But Johnny-jump-up suits 'em best, for it kind o' tells how they come up in the spring.

In a very short time a butterfly was brought out, and harnessed to a first-class Johnny-jump-up.

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