blue|bot|tle

blue|bot|tle
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.

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