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blue⋅bon⋅net

[bloo-bon-it]
–noun
1. the cornflower, Centaurea cyanus.
2. a blue-flowered lupine, esp. Lupinus subcarnosus, having spikes of light blue flowers with a white or yellow spot: the state flower of Texas.
3. a broad, flat cap of blue wool, formerly worn in Scotland.
4. a Scottish soldier who wore such a cap.
5. any Scot.
Also called blue⋅cap [bloo-kap] .


Origin:
1675–85; blue + bonnet
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blue·bon·net   (blōō'bŏn'ĭt)   
n.  
  1. Either of two annual lupines (Lupinus texensis and L. subcarnosus) native to Texas and having palmately compound leaves and light blue flowers. Also called Texas bluebonnet.

    1. A broad, blue woolen cap worn in Scotland.

    2. A person wearing such a cap.

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