| NOUN | plant | bluebottle, cornflower, bachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus | an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers |
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| animal | bluebottle, Calliphora vicina | blowfly with iridescent blue body |
| Sounds | bluw'bao.tahl | |
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| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | cornflower, bachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus | |
| Member of | Centaurea, genus Centaurea | knapweed |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
| Spanish | aciano, azulejo, centaurea cyanus | |
| Catalan | blavet, centaurea cyanus, Centaurea cyanus | |
| Meaning | blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight. | |
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| Synonym | Calliphora vicina | |
| Broader | blowfly, blow fly | large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly |
| Spanish | mosca azul, moscarda | |
| Catalan | borinot, calliphora vicina, mosca saballonera | |
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