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| 1. | any of certain violets, esp. Viola pedunculata, having variously colored flowers. |
| 2. | a small form of the pansy, V. tricolor. |
| John·ny-jump-up (jŏn'ē-jŭmp'ŭp') n. pl. Johnny-jump-ups Any of various plants of the genus Viola, especially a California violet (V. pedunculata) or a European pansy (V. tricolor), having ovate leaves and variously colored flowers. [From its quick growth.] |
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