baby-blue-eyes
[ bey-bee-bloo-ahyz ]
/ ˈbeɪ biˈbluˌaɪz /
noun, plural ba·by-blue-eyes. (used with a singular or plural verb)
any of several plants of the genus Nemophila, of western North America, especially N. menziesii, a low-growing plant having blue, white-centered flowers.
Origin of baby-blue-eyes
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90; so called from fancied resemblance of its spots to eyes
Words nearby baby-blue-eyes
baby talk,
baby tee,
baby wipe,
baby's-breath,
baby's-tears,
baby-blue-eyes,
baby-boomer,
baby-bouncer,
baby-face,
baby-minder,
baby-mother
Example sentences from the Web for baby-blue-eyes
This beautiful Nemophila is a more fragile flower than its sister, the baby-blue-eyes.
The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits |Mary Elizabeth ParsonsThere are some baby-blue-eyes, and yonder dry field is brilliant with the colors of many others.
Conservation Reader |Harold W. Fairbanks