love-in-a-mist

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noun love-in-a-mist a plant, Nigella damascena, of the buttercup family, having feathery dissected leaves and whitish or blue flowers. 1
noun love-in-a-mist an erect S European ranunculaceous plant, Nigella damascena, cultivated as a garden plant, having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers 0
noun love-in-a-mist an annual European plant (Nigella damascena) of the buttercup family, with finely cut leaves and blue or white flowers 0
noun love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena, an annual flowering plant of the genus Nigella, the blooms of which are generally blue in colour, though also found in shades of pink, white or pale purple. 0

before 1750

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First recorded in 1750-60

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