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blue-curls

or blue curls

[ bloo-kurlz ]
/ ˈbluˌkɜrlz /

noun, plural blue-curls.

(used with a singular or plural verb) any of several plants belonging to the genus Trichostema, of the mint family, having blue to pink or, rarely, white flowers with long, curved filaments.
selfheal (def. 1).

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Origin of blue-curls

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Words nearby blue-curls

blue comb, blue coral, blue crab, blue crane, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, blue-curls, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue dawn-flower, blue devil, blue devils
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Example sentences from the Web for blue-curls

  • Well, the modest little Blue-curls long had had a working agreement with the Meadow Bees, and got on nicely.

    Woodland Tales|Ernest Seton-Thompson