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love-in-a-mist
noun[ C or U ]
uk /ˈlʌv.ɪn.əˌmɪst/ us /ˈlʌv.ən.ə.mɪst/plurallove-in-a-mist or love-in-a-mists
a garden plant with delicate leaves and blue, white, or purple flowers:
Love-in-a-mist, or nigella, is an excellent space-filler in the summer garden.
Love-in-a-mists on impossibly frail stems curved and gyrated toward the ground.
Synonym
nigella
These double marigolds combine and contrast nicely with love-in-a-mist.
Love-in-a-mist has pretty flowers and foliage, with delicate-looking seed heads as a bonus.
Without doubt, the best of the three different love-in-a-mists in the garden this year has been Nigella hispanica.
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