English noun: blue devil | |||
1. | blue devil (plant) a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States | ||
Synonyms | blue thistle, blueweed, Echium vulgare, viper's bugloss | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | Echium, genus Echium | ||
2. | blue devil (artifact) the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic | ||
Synonyms | amobarbital sodium, Amytal, blue, blue angel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amobarbital | ||