BLUEBOTTLE - Definition

Pronunciation:		'bloo`bâtl
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[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

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	Synonyms:	bachelor's button, Calliphora vicina, Centaurea cyanus, cornflower

	See Also:	blow fly, blowfly, Centaurea, flower, genus Centaurea

Products Dictionary

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\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.