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love–in–a–mist
noun \ˈləv-ə-nə-ˌmist\
Definition of LOVE-IN-A-MIST
: an Old World annual herb (Nigella damascena) of the buttercup family having usually blue or white flowers enveloped in numerous finely dissected bracts
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First Known Use of LOVE-IN-A-MIST
circa 1760
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