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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:

Nouns denoting animals

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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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