blue-eyed Mary

noun

1. a North American plant, Collinsia verna, of the figwort family, having long-stalked flowers with the upper lip white or purple and the lower lip blue.

blue-eyed Mary

noun

1. a blue-flowered boraginaceous plant, Omphalodes verna , native to S Europe and cultivated in Britain

Word History and Origins

Origin of blue-eyed Mary¹

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95