The Clue
Garden bloom (5 letter answer)
The Answer
PANSY
Tags
Notes
The answer PANSY is uncommon, appearing about once every 375 puzzles.
Related Clues
Flower also known as love-in-idleness
Johnny-jump-up, e.g.
Wild-violet hybrid
Li'l Abner's mother
Heart's-ease
Flowering plant
Violet-family member
Velvety bloomer
Violet of many colors
Flower with colorful blotches
Ophelia's flower "for thoughts"
Spring flower
Variety of violet
Heartsease
Violet relative
Abner's "maw"
"Thoughtful" flower
Wuss
Li'l Abner's mammy
Colorful garden flower
Colorful violet
A violet
Garden plant
Spring bloomer
Definition
PANSY as a noun:
1. (pansy, Viola tricolor hortensis) = large-flowered garden plant derived chiefly from the wild pansy of Europe and having velvety petals of various colors
2. (sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast) = a timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive
3. (fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf) = offensive terms for an openly homosexual man