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dead man's mittens

nounnature

local name for blue gentian

a local name for a gentian — a small blue wildflower of the gentian family

Example in use

I seen dead man's mittens alang da brae

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/DED-MANZ-MIT-uns/

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Origin & context

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