nemophila

/ nəˈmɒfɪlə /

noun

1. any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae

Word History and Origins

Origin of nemophila¹

New Latin, from Greek nemos a grove + philein to love

Example Sentences

Another bed, I trust, may be successful in another way—it is a bed of the blue Nemophila insignis.

From Project Gutenberg

Last year we tried with the Nemophila, but we were too soon, and the frost caught us and destroyed our plants.

From Project Gutenberg

The Nemophila bed, I hear, gradually filled up and became a perfect sheet of brilliant blue.

From Project Gutenberg

I was so pleased with the Nemophila bed of last May that I am repeating the experiment on a larger scale.

From Project Gutenberg

I shall have one bed of Nemophila, and another of Virginian Stock.

From Project Gutenberg