Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural Any of several North American plants of the genus Trichostema in the mint family, having clusters of mostly bluish or purplish flowers with long curved stamens.
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- noun A plant with
blue flowers in Trichostema, agenus of flowering plants.
Etymologies
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blue + curls
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Examples
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Deadheads: "A big stumper for growers of native California plants is the woolly bluecurls Trichostema lanatum," Arnold said.
The Seattle Times 2012
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