bluebonnet

American  

[bloo-bon-it] / ˈbluˌbɒn ɪt /

noun

1. the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus.

2. a blue-flowered lupine, especially Lupinus subcarnosus, having spikes of light blue flowers with a white or yellow spot: the state flower of Texas.

3. a broad, flat cap of blue wool, formerly worn in Scotland.

4. a Scottish soldier who wore such a cap.

5. any Scot.

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bluebonnet British  

/ ˈbluːˌkæp, ˈbluːˌbɒnɪt /

noun

1. other names for Balmoral 1

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Etymology

Origin of bluebonnet

First recorded in 1675–85; blue + bonnet

Example Sentences

Yet styles sometimes veered off into pure theatrics like a feathered hood in bluebonnet and gauche fringed jacket.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 27, 2022

Because the bluebonnet is the state flower of Texas.

From The New Yorker • Dec. 2, 2019

Optional garnish: A tiny floating raft of Canadian poutine hidden under a Texas bluebonnet.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2016

Zeen did not answer, but stood there shivering and staring, with his eyes fixed on a bluebonnet in the cut corn.

From The Path of Life by Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander