English dictionary

bluebottle

/'bl/u/,b/A/t/-/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

noun.plant

Source: WordNet 3.0
blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight

noun.animal

Synonyms calliphora vicina

Source: WordNet 3.0
A plant (<i>Centaurea cyanus</i>) which grows in grain fields. It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers.

noun

Source: webster1913