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Johnny–jump–up
noun John·ny–jump–up \ˌjä-nē-ˈjəmp-ˌəp\
Definition of JOHNNY-JUMP-UP
1
: a common cultivated European viola (Viola tricolor) which has short-spurred flowers usually blue or purple mixed with white and yellow and from which most of the garden pansies are derived; broadly : any of various small-flowered cultivated pansies
2
: any of various American violets
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First Known Use of JOHNNY-JUMP-UP
1842
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