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bluebottle

[ bloo-bot-l ]
/ ˈbluˌbɒt l /

noun

cornflower (def. 1).
a composite plant, Centaurea cyanus, having narrow leaves and blue flower heads.
bluebottle fly.
Australian. Portuguese man-of-war.

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Origin of bluebottle

First recorded in 1545–55; blue + bottle1

Words nearby bluebottle

blue-black, blue blood, blueblossom, bluebonnet, blue book, bluebottle, bluebottle fly, blue box, blue buck, bluebush, blue cataract
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British Dictionary definitions for bluebottle

bluebottle
/ (ˈbluːˌbɒtəl) /

noun

another name for the blowfly
any of various blue-flowered plants, esp the cornflower
British an informal word for a policeman
Australian and NZ an informal name for Portuguese man-of-war
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