/blooh"bon'it/ , n.
1. the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus.
2. a blue-flowered lupine, esp. Lupinus subcarnosus, having spikes of light blue flowers with a white or yellow spot: the state flower of Texas.
3. a broad, flat cap of blue wool, formerly worn in Scotland.
4. a Scottish soldier who wore such a cap.
5. any Scot. Also called bluecap /blooh"kap'/ .
[ 1675-85; BLUE + BONNET ]