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blue-eyed Mary

noun

  1. a North American plant, Collinsia verna, of the figwort family, having long-stalked flowers with the upper lip white or purple and the lower lip blue.


blue-eyed Mary

noun

  1. a blue-flowered boraginaceous plant, Omphalodes verna , native to S Europe and cultivated in Britain
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of blue-eyed Mary1

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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