love-in-a-puzzle
/ˌlʌvɪnəˈpʌzl/Now rare
noun
Fennel flower, Nigella damascena; = love-in-a-mist.
Origin
Early 19th century. From love + in + a + puzzle. Compare earlier love-in-a-mist.
- prevent
- preventability
- preventable
- preventative
- preventatively
- prevent defence
- prevent defense
- preventer
- prevential
- prevention
- preventional
- prevention is better than cure (or an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure)
- preventionism
- preventionist
- preventive
- preventive custody
- preventive detention
- preventive diplomacy
- preventively
- preventive maintenance
- preventive medicine
- preventive war
- preventorium
- prevent zone
- preverb