love-in-a-mist

noun

: an Old World annual herb (Nigella damascena) of the buttercup family having usually blue or white flowers enveloped in numerous finely dissected bracts

Word History

First Known Use

1787, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of love-in-a-mist was in 1787

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“Love-in-a-mist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/love-in-a-mist. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.

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