blue flower
1 of 2noun (1)
sometimes capitalized B&F
: the mystic vague object of romanticist longing especially in the 19th century —usually used with preceding the
always in search of the blue flower
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Willi Apelblue flower
2 of 2noun (2)
: a pale blue that is redder, lighter, and stronger than average powder blue or Sistine and greener, lighter, and stronger than average cadet gray
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
translation of German blaue blume, symbol of poetry in Heinrich von Ofterdingen (1802), fragmentary novel by Baron Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis) †1801 German poet
Noun (2)
blue entry 1 + flower