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单词 baby-blue-eyes
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baby-blue-eyes

[ bey-bee-bloo-ahyz ]
/ ˈbeɪ biˈbluˌaɪz /

noun, plural ba·by-blue-eyes.(used with a singular or plural verb)

any of several plants of the genus Nemophila, of western North America, especially N. menziesii, a low-growing plant having blue, white-centered flowers.

Origin of baby-blue-eyes

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; so called from fancied resemblance of its spots to eyes

Words nearby baby-blue-eyes

Babuyan Islands, baby, baby beef, Baby Bell, baby blue, baby-blue-eyes, baby bond, baby bonus, baby book, baby boom, baby boomer
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Example sentences from the Web for baby-blue-eyes

  • This beautiful Nemophila is a more fragile flower than its sister, the baby-blue-eyes.

    The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits|Mary Elizabeth Parsons
  • There are some baby-blue-eyes, and yonder dry field is brilliant with the colors of many others.

    Conservation Reader|Harold W. Fairbanks
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