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单词 bluebonnet
释义

bluebonnet

[ bloo-bon-it ]
/ ˈbluˌbɒn ɪt /

noun

the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus.
a blue-flowered lupine, especially Lupinus subcarnosus, having spikes of light blue flowers with a white or yellow spot: the state flower of Texas.
a broad, flat cap of blue wool, formerly worn in Scotland.
a Scottish soldier who wore such a cap.
any Scot.
Also called blue·cap [bloo-kap]. /ˈbluˌkæp/.

Origin of bluebonnet

First recorded in 1675–85; blue + bonnet

Words nearby bluebonnet

blue billy, bluebird, blue-black, blue blood, blueblossom, bluebonnet, blue book, bluebottle, bluebottle fly, blue box, blue buck
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Example sentences from the Web for bluebonnet

  • Zeen did not answer, but stood there shivering and staring, with his eyes fixed on a bluebonnet in the cut corn.

    The Path of Life|Stijn Streuvels

British Dictionary definitions for bluebonnet

bluebonnet

bluecap (ˈbluːˌkæp)

/ (ˈbluːˌbɒnɪt) /

noun

other names for Balmoral 1 (def. 3)
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