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BLUEBOTTLE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
Synonyms:
bluebottle; Calliphora vicina
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bluebottle" is a kind of...):
blow fly; blowfly (large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Synonyms:
bachelor's button; bluebottle; Centaurea cyanus; cornflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("bluebottle" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("bluebottle" is a member of...):
Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)
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