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bluet
[ bloo-it ]
/ ˈblu ɪt /
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noun
Usually bluets. Also called innocence, Quaker-ladies. any of several North American plants of the genus Houstonia (or Hedyotis), of the madder family, especially H. caerulea, a low-growing plant having four-petaled blue and white flowers.
any of various other plants having blue flowers.
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How to use bluet in a sentence
This cat one of the maids of honor held in her arms, saying, "Madam, Bluet is hungry!"
The Little Lame Prince|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah CraikThe princess observing it, "Bring that fricassee and that tart to poor Bluet," said she; "see how he cries to have them."
The Little Lame Prince|Miss Mulock--Pseudonym of Maria Dinah CraikThis cat one of the maids of honour held in her arms, saying, "Madam, Bluet is hungry!"
The Fairy Book|Dinah Maria Mulock (AKA Miss Mulock)
British Dictionary definitions for bluet
bluet
/ (ˈbluːɪt) /
noun
a North American rubiaceous plant, Houstonia caerulea, with small four-petalled blue flowers
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