heartsease

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɑːtsiːz/
(also heart's-ease)

noun

  • a wild European pansy which typically has purple and yellow flowers. It has given rise to hybrids from which most garden pansies were developed.
    • Viola tricolor, family Violaceae

Origin:

late Middle English: origin uncertain, the term being applied by herbalists to both the pansy and the wallflower in the 16th century