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, a genus of flowering plants.

Etymologies

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blue +‎ curls

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Examples

  • 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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