love-in-a-mist

/ˌˈlʌv ən ə ˌmɪst/

Definitions of love-in-a-mist

1. noun

   chickweed with hairy silver-grey leaves and rather large white flowers
   synonyms: Cerastium tomentosum, snow-in-summer

   type of:

   chickweed, clammy chickweed, mouse ear, mouse eared chickweed, mouse-ear chickweed

   any of various plants related to the common chickweed
2. noun

   European garden plant having finely cut leaves and white or pale blue flowers
   synonyms: Nigella damascena

   type of:

   nigella

   any plant of the genus Nigella
3. noun

   tropical American passion flower with finely dissected bracts; stems malodorous when crushed
   synonyms: Passiflora foetida, running pop, wild water lemon

   type of:

   passionflower, passionflower vine

   any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit