bluebottle
bluebottle Lexical Profile
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• noun
A large, loud-buzzing blowfly of the genus Calliphora (family Calliphoridae), widely distributed across temperate regions and characterized by a metallic, iridescent dark-blue abdomen.
"A large bluebottle buzzed noisily against the sunny kitchen windowpane."
Australian A marine hydrozoan (Physalia utriculus or Physalia physalis) commonly found in Indo-Pacific and Australian coastal waters, having a translucent blue gas-filled float and trailing venomous tentacles.
"Lifeguards posted warning signs along the beach after strong winds washed hundreds of stinging bluebottles ashore."
An annual flowering plant (Centaurea cyanus) of the daisy family native to Europe, bearing bright blue, bottle-shaped flower heads and commonly known as the cornflower.
"Wild poppies and bright bluebottles bloomed along the edge of the wheat field."
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Word Origin & Etymology
First recorded in the late 18th century as a compound of 'blue' and 'bottle', referring either to the bottle-shaped floral heads of the cornflower or to the iridescent, bottle-blue abdomen of the blowfly.