love-in-a-mist

[ luhv-in-uh-mist ]

/ ˈlʌv ɪn əˈmɪst /

noun

a plant, Nigella damascena, of the buttercup family, having feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers.

Origin of love-in-a-mist

First recorded in 1750–60

Words nearby love-in-a-mist

lovegrass, love handle, love handles, love hotel, love-in, love-in-a-mist, love-in-idleness, Lovejoy, love knot, Lovelace, Loveland

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Example sentences from the Web for love-in-a-mist

Perhaps you will like some of your Love-in-a-mist to form its handsome seed-pods and sow itself for next year.
The Children's Book of Gardening|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
This is one of the most beautiful annuals there is, and its charming English name is Love-in-a-mist.
The Children's Book of Gardening|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick
It was a faded blossom of love-in-a-mist—the flower she herself had given to Feathers the last time they drove this way.
A Bachelor Husband|Ruby M. Ayres

British Dictionary definitions for love-in-a-mist

love-in-a-mist

noun

an erect S European ranunculaceous plant, Nigella damascena, cultivated as a garden plant, having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowersSee also fennelflower

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单词	love-in-a-mist
释义	love-in-a-mist [ luhv-in-uh-mist ] / ˈlʌv ɪn əˈmɪst / noun a plant, Nigella damascena, of the buttercup family, having feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers. Origin of love-in-a-mist First recorded in 1750–60 Words nearby love-in-a-mist lovegrass, love handle, love handles, love hotel, love-in, love-in-a-mist, love-in-idleness, Lovejoy, love knot, Lovelace, Loveland Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for love-in-a-mist Perhaps you will like some of your Love-in-a-mist to form its handsome seed-pods and sow itself for next year. The Children's Book of Gardening\|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick This is one of the most beautiful annuals there is, and its charming English name is Love-in-a-mist. The Children's Book of Gardening\|Mrs. Alfred Sidgwick It was a faded blossom of love-in-a-mist—the flower she herself had given to Feathers the last time they drove this way. A Bachelor Husband\|Ruby M. Ayres British Dictionary definitions for love-in-a-mist love-in-a-mist noun an erect S European ranunculaceous plant, Nigella damascena, cultivated as a garden plant, having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowersSee also fennelflower Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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