HyperDic: blue_devil

English > 2 senses of the expression blue devil:
NOUNplantblue devil, blueweed, blue thistle, viper's bugloss, Echium vulgarea coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers
artifactblue devil, amobarbital sodium, blue, blue angel, Amytalthe sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate
English > blue devil: 2 senses > noun 1, plant
MeaningA coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States.
Synonymsblueweed, blue thistle, viper's bugloss, Echium vulgare
Member ofEchium, genus EchiumA genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
CatalanEchium vulgare
English > blue devil: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningThe sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic.
Synonymsamobarbital sodium, blue, blue angel, Amytal
BroaderamobarbitalA barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects
Spanishamobarbital
Catalanamobarbital

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