johnnycake | (n) cornbread usually cooked pancake-style on a griddle (chiefly New England), Syn. journey cake, johnny cake |
bird's-foot violet | (n) common violet of the eastern United States with large pale blue or purple flowers resembling pansies, Syn. pansy violet, Johnny-jump-up, wood violet, Viola pedata |
burgoyne | (n) British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792), Syn. John Burgoyne, Gentleman Johnny |
cash | (n) United States country music singer and songwriter (1932-2003), Syn. Johnny Cash, John Cash |
chapman | (n) United States pioneer who planted apple trees as he traveled (1774-1845), Syn. John Chapman, Johnny Appleseed |
rebel | (n) `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms, Syn. Johnny Reb, Johnny, greyback, Reb |
wild pansy | (n) a common and long cultivated European herb from which most common garden pansies are derived, Syn. Johnny-jump-up, heartsease, Viola tricolor, pink of my John, love-in-idleness |