Nancy-pretty

Nancy-pretty
Nancy-pretty /nanˈsi-prit-i/
noun
The plant Saxifraga umbrosa, London Pride
ORIGIN: Prob for none so pretty
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noneˈ-so-prettˈy or Nanˈcy-prettˈy noun
The hardy perennial plant London Pride (Saxifraga umbrosa)
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nancy-pretty
[Also called none-so-pretty: the one name is no doubt a corruption of the other.]
A popular name in various districts for the plant London Pride.
1828–92 in various dial. glossaries (Northumb., Yks., Lanc., Som., Devon).

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