blue-bottle — Bluebottle Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bluebottle — blue·bot·tle blü .bät əl n any of several blowflies (genus Calliphora) that have an iridescent blue body or abdomen and make a loud buzzing noise in flight … Medical dictionary
bluebottle — blue|bot|tle [ˈblu:ˌbɔtl US ˌba:tl] n BrE a large blue fly … Dictionary of contemporary English
bluebottle — blue|bot|tle [ blu,batl ] noun count a large fly with a shiny blue body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bluebottle — blue•bot•tle [[t]ˈbluˌbɒt l[/t]] n. 1) pln cornflower 1) 2) ent any iridescent blue blow fly, esp. one of the genus Calliphora[/ex] • Etymology: 1545–55 … From formal English to slang
bachelor's button — Bluebottle Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bluebottle — Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties cultivated in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Centaurea cyanus — Bluebottle Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Musca vomitoria — Bluebottle Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cree — Verbreitungsgebiet der Cree Gruppen in Kanada (nach einer Vorlage der Brock University Map Library) Die Cree (englisch, auch Kri, französisch: Les Cris) sind ein Indianervolk Nordamerikas. Ihr Stammesgebiet erstreckt sich von den Rocky Mountains… … Deutsch Wikipedia