bluebottle

Noun
Synonyms: cornflowerbachelor's buttonCentaurea cyanusCalliphora vicina

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowersSynonyms: cornflowerbachelor's buttonCentaurea cyanus
  2. blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flightSynonyms: Calliphora vicina
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, blue-bottle \blue-bottle\, n.

1.(Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant (Centaurea cyanus) which grows in grain fields; -- called also bachelor's button. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers. Varieties cultivated in North America have showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

Syn: cornflower, bachelor's button. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]

2.(Zool.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly (Musca vomitoria). Its body is steel blue. [1913 Webster]

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