BLUEBOTTLE


Meaning of BLUEBOTTLE in English

/blooh"bot'l/ , n.

1. cornflower (def. 1).

2. a composite plant, Centaurea cyanus, having narrow leaves and blue flower heads.

3. See bluebottle fly .

4. Chiefly Australian. Portuguese man-of-war.

[ 1545-55; BLUE + BOTTLE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .