1.  pansy(n = noun.plant) viola tricolor hortensis - large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors;
is a kind of viola

2.  pansy(n = noun.person) milksop, milquetoast, pantywaist, sissy - a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive;
is a kind of coward

3.  pansy(n = noun.person) fag, faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer - offensive term for an openly homosexual man;
is a kind of gay man, shirtlifter

   A plant of the genus Viola (Viola tricolor) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors. Called also heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint names. [1913 Webster]

pansy, n. (pl. -ies)
1 any garden plant of the genus Viola, with flowers of various rich colours.
2 colloq. derog. a an effeminate man. b a male homosexual.

Etymology:
F pens{eacute}e thought, pansy f. penser think f. L pensare frequent. of pendere pens- weigh

field pansy, pansy orchid, pansy violet, tufted pansy, wild pansy