bluebonnet

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Definition of bluebonnet in English English dictionary: A name common to several North American species of Lupinus, a kind of flower known for its blue color; The traditional blue coloured version of the Scottish tam oshanter hat; Any of several flowering plants, including the Texas bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), a North American annual legume native to the plains of Texas. About 1 ft (0.3 m) tall, it bears silky-haired compound leaves and clusters of purplish blue flowers marked in the centre with white or yellow. In the spring it covers immense areas in southern and western Texas like a blue carpet. It is one of the most popular wildflowers of Texas. In Scotland the name is given to the bluebottle (Centaurea cyanus) and to the blue scabious, or devil's bit (Succisa pratensis); A plant; A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing such cap; a Scotchman; low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States; {i} blue beret; Scottish soldier who wore a blue beret; blue lupine (type of flower); Same as Bluebottle; The European blue titmouse (Parus cœruleus); the bluecap
bluebonnets: plural of bluebonnet
texas bluebonnet: closely resembles Lupinus subcarnosus; southwestern United States (Texas)

bluebonnet

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blue·bon·net

blubänıt

/ˈblo͞oˌbänət/ /ˈbluːˌbɑːnət/

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