pansy

Etymology

From French pensée (“thought”), as the plant resembles someone that is in deep thought, with a lowered head.

Noun

pansy (plural pansies)

1. A cultivated flowering plant, derived by hybridization within species Viola tricolor.
2. A deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.

   pansy colour:  

3. (derogatory, colloquial, dated) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
4. (derogatory, colloquial) A timid, weak man or boy; a wuss.

Adjective

pansy (not comparable)

1. Wimpy; spineless; feeble.
2. Of a deep purple colour, like that of the pansy.