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blue flag — flag n 1) either of two common blue flowered irises (Iris versicolor and I. virginica) of the eastern and central U.S. with rhizomes formerly used medicinally as a cathartic and emetic 2) the dried rhizome of a blue flag called also blue flag… … Medical dictionary
blue|bot|tle — «BLOO BOT uhl», noun. 1. a) a large blowfly that has a blue or green abdomen and a hairy body. b) any one of various similar flies. 2. the bachelor s button. 3. any one of certain other blue flowered plants, such as various campanulas and squills … Useful english dictionary
blue sage — noun 1. sage of western North America to Central America having violet blue flowers; widespread in cultivation • Syn: ↑Salvia reflexa, ↑Salvia lancifolia • Hypernyms: ↑sage, ↑salvia 2. Texas sage having intensely blue flowers • Syn … Useful english dictionary
blue lotus — noun 1. blue lotus of India and southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑Nymphaea stellata • Hypernyms: ↑water lily 2. blue Egyptian lotus: held sacred by the Egyptians • Syn: ↑Nymphaea caerulea • Hypernym … Useful english dictionary
blue lips — noun plural but singular or plural in construction : any of several blue flowered herbs of the genus Collinsia of the western United States * * * a plant, Collinsia grandiflora, of the figwort family, of western central North America, having… … Useful english dictionary
blue lupine — noun or blue lupin : a blue flowered plant of the genus Lupinus (as L. perennis and L. angustifolius) of eastern No. America, useful for forage and for soil building purposes … Useful english dictionary
blue water lily — noun 1. : blue lotus 2. : a blue flowered African water lily (Nymphaea capensis zanzibariensis) … Useful english dictionary
blue flag — noun Date: 1784 a blue flowered iris; especially a common iris (Iris versicolor) chiefly of the eastern United States with a root formerly used medicinally … New Collegiate Dictionary
blue gentian — noun 1. : any of several blue flowered gentians: as a. : fringed gentian b. : soapwort gentian c. : closed gentian … Useful english dictionary
blue-back mullet — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
