pansy violet
nounDefinition of pansy violet
1
: a bird's-foot violet having the two upper petals very dark purple with the lower petals normally lilac-purple
2
: wild pansy
3
: a dark reddish purple that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than royal purple (see royal purple sense 1) and redder, lighter, and stronger than average plum (see plum sense 6a)
— called also Roman violet