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nemophila [nəˈmɒfɪlə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of a genus, Nemophila, of low-growing hairy annual plants, esp N. menziesii, grown for its blue or white flowers: family Hydrophyllaceae
[New Latin, from Greek nemos a grove + philein to love]
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Noun1.nemophila - any plant of the genus Nemophilanemophila - any plant of the genus Nemophila    
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
genus Nemophila - genus of ornamental chiefly California herbs: baby blue-eyes
Nemophila maculata, five-spot - California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal
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Mints, gilias, nemophilas, castilleias, and innumerable compositoe were so crowded together that, had 99 per cent of them been taken away, the plain would still have seemed to any but Californians extravagantly flowery.
Why are they dying? Every third bite of food we consume depends on ... by New Internationalist
Try lupins, galliardias, nemophilas (``baby blue eyes'' - plant with some shade), and low native grasses.
IT'S TIME TO PLANT CALIFORNIA NATIVE FLOWERS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
 
 
 
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