A blue-flowered plant of the bellflower family, whose shiny brown seeds inside their open capsule supposedly resemble looking glasses.
Two species in the family Campanulaceae: Legousia hybrida of Europe, and Triodanis perfoliata of North America
Example sentencesExamples
Cultivate arable margins on appropriate sites to encourage autumn-germinating rare wildflowers such as shepherd's needle, cornflower and Venus's looking glass.
Definition of Venus's looking glass in US English:
Venus's looking glass
noun
A blue-flowered plant of the bellflower family, whose shiny brown seeds inside their open capsule supposedly resemble mirrors.
Two species in the family Campanulaceae: Legousia hybrida of Europe, and Triodanis perfoliata of North America
Example sentencesExamples
Cultivate arable margins on appropriate sites to encourage autumn-germinating rare wildflowers such as shepherd's needle, cornflower and Venus's looking glass.