nemophila
/ (nəˈmɒfɪlə) /
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
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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 BrightLast 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 BrightThe nemophila bed, I hear, gradually filled up and became a perfect sheet of brilliant blue.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur BrightI 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 BrightI shall have one bed of nemophila, and another of Virginian Stock.
A Year in a Lancashire Garden | Henry Arthur Bright
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