bluebottle Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
cornflower; bachelor's button; Centaurea cyanus.
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noun blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
Calliphora vicina.
WordNet
Blue"bot`tle noun
Definitions
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(Bot.) A plant ( Centaurea cyanus ) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers. -
(Zoöl.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly ( Musca vomitoria ). Its body is steel blue.
