2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, blue-bottle \blue-bottle\, 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 Syn: cornflower, bachelor's button. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] 2. (Zool.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly ({Musca vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: bluebottle n 1: an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers [syn: {cornflower}, {bachelor's button}, {Centaurea cyanus}] 2: blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight [syn: {Calliphora vicina}]
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