kiss-me-at-the-gate

noun

Cultivated heartsease.

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Meanings

nounkiss-me-at-the-gate (uncountable)
  1. uncountableCultivated heartsease.

    Daisy admired this aspect or that of the feudal silhouette against the sky, admired the gardens, the sparkling odour of jonquils and the frothy odour of hawthorn and plum blossoms and the pale gold odour of kiss-me-at-the-gate.

    1926, F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, Penguin, published 2000, page 88

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
wild pansy
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APA

kiss-me-at-the-gate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss-me-at-the-gate

MLA

“kiss-me-at-the-gate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss-me-at-the-gate. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kiss-me-at-the-gate,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kiss-me-at-the-gate.

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