Usage of "Johnny-jump-up"

A common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived.

Common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies.

Sinônimos

Examples for "bird's-foot violet"

On a dry, gravelly, half-wooded hill-slope the bird's-foot violet grows in great abundance, and is sparse in neighboring districts. 
 Wake-Robin 

Besides, I had not seen my sweet wood violet then, he added, aggravatingly. 
 For Woman's Love 

She must not approach my little wood violet. 
 For Woman's Love 

The tall, towering sunflower, Mr. Fabian, fell instantly and irrecoverably in love with this tiny white wood violet. 
 For Woman's Love 

I underplant mine with the purple-leaved, violet-flowered Canadian wood violet Viola labradorica for a match made in heaven. 
 The Guardian 

Saint Valentine's day, the birds' bridal day, would be a very appropriate time for a wood violet to wed. 
 For Woman's Love 

Uso de Johnny-jump-up em inglês

Neither like an old family physician nor a new johnny-jump-up; just quiet and cool and pleasant. 
 The Second Violin 

Significados de Johnny-jump-up em inglês