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.

Origin of blue-eyed Mary

1
An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

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British Dictionary definitions for blue-eyed Mary

blue-eyed Mary

noun
  1. a blue-flowered boraginaceous plant, Omphalodes verna, native to S Europe and cultivated in Britain

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