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thrum-eyed

adjective

(of flowers, esp primulas) having the stigma on a short style below the anthers, which lie in the mouth of the corolla on big stamensCompare pin-eyed

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Word Origin for thrum-eyed

C19: from thrum ², because of the ring of anthers visible at the neck of the corolla

Words nearby thrum-eyed

throw up one's hands, throw up to, throw weight, thru, thrum, thrum-eyed, thrummy, thrump, thrupenny bit, thruppence, thrush
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Example sentences from the Web for thrum-eyed

  • They have been long known to children and gardeners, who call them thrum-eyed and pin-eyed.

    The Beauties of Nature|Sir John Lubbock

  • Like the common primrose, the primula exhibits both pin-eyed and thrum-eyed varieties.

    Mendelism|Reginald Crundall Punnett