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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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