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Queen Anne's thimbles

Queen Anne's thimbles noun: a blue North American flower of the phlox family, Gilia capitata.

queen anne's thimbles: a blue North American flower of the phlox family, Gilia capitata
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Noun

Queen Anne's thimbles (uncountable)

  1. A blue North American flower of the phlox family, Gilia capitata.

Questions about Queen Anne's thimbles

What does Queen Anne's thimbles mean?
Queen Anne's thimbles means a blue North American flower of the phlox family, Gilia capitata.
What part of speech is Queen Anne's thimbles?
Queen Anne's thimbles is a noun.

Words near Queen Anne's thimbles in the dictionary

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  5. Queen Anne's lace
  6. Queen Anne's thimbles
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