The Clue
Velvety plant (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.
Violet of many colors
Li'l Abner's mammy
Velvety bloomer
Heart's-ease
Garden plant
Violet-family member
Wild-violet hybrid
Ophelia's flower "for thoughts"
Flower with colorful blotches
"Thoughtful" flower
Wuss
Flowering plant
Variety of violet
Spring bloomer
Heartsease
Garden bloom
Violet relative
Abner's "maw"
Li'l Abner's mother
Violet
Spring flower
Colorful violet
A violet
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