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English noun: bluebottle

1. bluebottle (plant) an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers


Synonymsbachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus, cornflower


Broader (hypernym)flower


Member meronymCentaurea, genus Centaurea

2. bluebottle (animal) blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight


SynonymsCalliphora vicina


Broader (hypernym)blow fly, blowfly









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