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grice ingan

nounnature

small coastal blue blooming spring flower

A small bulbous spring wildflower (Scilla verna) with blue blooms, common on coastal grassland.

Example in use

Ah saw grice ingan bei da stane dyke

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/GRIS-IN-gan/

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Origin & context

scotscurrentneutral

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