blue lips

American  

noun

1. a plant, Collinsia grandiflora, of the figwort family, of western central North America, having short-stalked flowers with the upper lip purple or white and the lower lip blue or violet.

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Example Sentences

At this point he may have progressed to a breath-holding spell, as prolonged screaming often does in infancy, with blue lips and no air movement.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

"The patient became cyanotic with blue lips, movements stopped, the muscles relaxed, deep breathing followed, cyanosis waned, and color returned to the lips as the patient was moved to a recovery room."

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2023

Rihanna became an earth goddess with pearlescent blue lips and eye shadow.

From New York Times • Mar. 16, 2023

"Crucially, we think those assessments were informed by him saying that he didn't have blue lips, a symptom of hypoxia that would ensure patients were instructed to go to hospital," says Mr Akinnola.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2021

Her little hollowed face peered out at them all, little sunken blue lips like a toothless old woman’s lips, and hollow black eyes peering.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck