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blue-eyed mary

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blue-eyed Mary

–noun
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.
Also called innocence.


Origin:
1890–95, Americanism
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blue-eyed Mary  
n.  An annual North American herb (Collinsia verna) having bicolored flowers with two lips. Also called innocence.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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