Bluet
//bluːɪt// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
"My breathing shakes the bluet like a breeze …."
- 2 Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.; Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae
- 3 Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.; Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably Houstonia and Oldenlandiopsis.
- 4 Any of several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma.
Example
More examples"My breathing shakes the bluet like a breeze …."
Etymology
From Middle English blawede, blewed, blewet, bloued, blowed, bloweth, from Middle English blewe (“blue”). Alternatively, perhaps from Old French bleuet (diminutive of bleu (“blue”)). Compare Modern French bleuet (“cornflower”).
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