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Bluebottle   /blˈubˌɔtəl/   Listen
Bluebottle

noun
1.
An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers.  Synonyms: bachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus, cornflower.
2.
Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight.  Synonym: Calliphora vicina.






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"Bluebottle" Quotes from Famous Books



... the world. It is true, the old gentleman is too courteous to show any temper to a guest in his own house; but no sooner was he gone, than the indignation of the Squire found vent, at having his poetical cobwebs invaded by this buzzing, bluebottle fly of traffic. In his warmth, he inveighed against the whole race of manufacturers, who, I found, were sore disturbers of his comfort. "Sir," said he, with emotion, "it makes my heart bleed, to see all our fine streams dammed up, and bestrode by ...
— Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists • Washington Irving



Words linked to "Bluebottle" :   bachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus, genus Centaurea, blowfly, blow fly, flower, Centaurea



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