blue-eyed Mary

American  

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.

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blue-eyed Mary British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of blue-eyed Mary

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

Example Sentences

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blue-eyed Mary

Blonde, blue-eyed Mary Lee Abbott, 19, 5 ft.

From Time Magazine Archive

In an April letter it was stated that the pretty blue-eyed Mary Collins, Andy's betrothed, had been base enough to marry another, last Shrovetide.

From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely

I likes that fashion, Misther Robert;' and herewith Andy heaved a little sigh, thinking perhaps of a certain pretty blue-eyed Mary in Ireland.

From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely

"Don't they have any missionaries out there, Mother?" asked blue-eyed Mary.

From White Queen of the Cannibals: the Story of Mary Slessor by Bueltmann, A. J.

But as the days went by, both she and Marjorie grew puzzled over the change in blue-eyed Mary.

From Marjorie Dean High School Sophomore by Lester, Pauline