1. An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
   - cornflower, bachelor's button, Centaurea cyanus 
2. Blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight
   - Calliphora vicina

Derived forms: bluebottles

Type of: blow fly, blowfly, blowie [Austral], flower

Part of: Centaurea, genus Centaurea

Encyclopedia: Bluebottle

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