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Bluebottle

Bluebottle Meaning & Definition
Bluebottle Definition And Meaning

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

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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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