Definition of Bluebottle
Blue´bot`tle
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
2.
(Zool.)
A
large
and
troublesome
species
of
blowfly
(
Musca
vomitoria
).
Its
body
is
steel
blue
.
Related Words
bachelor
'
s
button
,
Centaurea
,
Centaurea
cyanus
,
cornflower
,
flower
,
genus
Centaurea
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