blue-curls

American  

[bloo-kurlz] / ˈbluˌkɜrlz /

Or blue curls

noun

plural

blue-curls

1. (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.

2. selfheal.

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Etymology

Origin of blue-curls

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20

Example Sentences

Of all the plants of our acquaintance, the common blue-curls is the most aggressive and ill-smelling.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth

Both leaf and flower have a pleasant aromatic fragrance, entirely unlike the dreadful odor of the common blue-curls.

From The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits by Parsons, Mary Elizabeth