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devil-in-the-bush

devil-in-the-bush noun: love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).

Noun

devil-in-the-bush (uncountable)

  1. Love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).

Questions about devil-in-the-bush

What does devil-in-the-bush mean?
Devil-in-the-bush means love-in-a-mist (Nigella damascena).
What part of speech is devil-in-the-bush?
Devil-in-the-bush is a noun.

Words near devil-in-the-bush in the dictionary

  1. devil's-grass
  2. devil-devil
  3. devil-devils
  4. devil-in-a-bush
  5. devil-in-a-mist
  6. devil-in-the-bush
  7. devil-lore
  8. devil-lores
  9. devil-may-care
  10. devil-on-the-neck
  11. devil-ridden

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