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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.

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

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