baby-blue-eyes

baby-blue-eyes
/bay"bee blooh"uyz'/, n., pl. baby-blue-eyes. (used with a sing. or pl. v.)
any of several plants of the genus Nemophila, of western North America, esp. N. menziesii, a low-growing plant having blue, white-centered flowers.
[1885-90, Amer.; so called from fancied resemblance of its spots to eyes]

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  • baby-blue-eyes — ba′by blue′ eyes n. pl. eyes. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) pln a low growing plant, Nemophila menziesii, of the waterleaf family, native to California, having blue flowers with white centers • Etymology: 1885–90, amer …   From formal English to slang

  • baby blue-eyes — n. blue eyes, California annual plant that has blue flowers …   English contemporary dictionary

  • baby blue eyes — noun plural but singular or plural in construction Date: 1887 a delicate blue flowered California herb (Nemophila menziesii) of the waterleaf family …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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