love in idleness
/lʌv ɪn ˈaɪdəlnəs/
noun
- A flower, also known as the wild pansy or heartsease (Viola tricolor), traditionally believed to have love-inducing properties, famously used in Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'.
- In the play, Oberon uses the juice of love-in-idleness to make people fall in love.
- The small purple and yellow petals of love-in-idleness are easy to recognize.
- She picked a love-in-idleness from the meadow and pressed it in her diary.
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