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My guess is that it's because Posy rhymes with Josie, and it was also probably influenced by the flower's name. It used to be common to change the first consonant of a nickname to make more nicknames (which is how we get Bill, Dick, Bob, Peg, etc.). So that could be what happened in this case too.

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**Vita Brevis, Ars Longa**

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