blue-eyed Mary

noun

-ˈmerē,

-ma(a)rē,

-mārē,

-ri

1

: a European navelwort (Omphalodes verna) with small blue flowers

2

: innocence sense 3b (1)

3

: blue-eyed grass

4

: a common erect spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana) with blue flowers

Word History

Etymology

from the name Mary

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