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/kjˈupɪdz dɑrt/ Listen

Cupid's dart

noun

South European plant having dark-eyed flowers with flat blue rays. Synonyms: blue succory, Catananche caerulea.

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"Cupid's dart" Quotes from Famous Books

... the Rose That any bee should shrink from it; No poison from the Lily flows, She hath not a disdainful wit; But thou, that Rose and Lily art, Thy tongue doth poison Cupid's dart! ...

— New Collected Rhymes • Andrew Lang

... and free to roam am I Wherever fancy leads beneath the sky. I'll rest awhile and watch the kelpies play, They will be sporting on the sands to-day. Perhaps they'll tell me what my heart desires To know, and Cupid's dart inspires. ...

— The Last West and Paolo's Virginia • G. B. Warren

Words linked to "Cupid's dart" : catananche