About The Word Bluebottle
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Bluebottle
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What's The Definition Of Bluebottle?
[n] blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
[n] an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers Synonyms | Synonyms for Bluebottle: bachelor's button | Calliphora vicina | Centaurea cyanus | cornflower Related Terms | Find terms related to Bluebottle: See Also | blow fly | blowfly | Centaurea | flower | genus Centaurea Bluebottle In Webster's Dictionary \Blue"bot`tle\, n.
1. (Bot.) A plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain
fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped
flowers.
2. (Zo["o]l.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly
({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue.
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