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

Origin of nemophila

1
New Latin, from Greek nemos a grove + philein to love

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How to use nemophila in a sentence

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

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
  • Last year we tried with the nemophila, but we were too soon, and the frost caught us and destroyed our plants.

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
  • The nemophila bed, I hear, gradually filled up and became a perfect sheet of brilliant blue.

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
  • I was so pleased with the nemophila bed of last May that I am repeating the experiment on a larger scale.

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
  • I shall have one bed of nemophila, and another of Virginian Stock.

    A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright