blue-eyed Mary


noun

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.
Also called innocence.

Origin of blue-eyed Mary

An Americanism dating back to 1890–95

British Dictionary definitions for blue-eyed mary

blue-eyed Mary

noun

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