BLUEBONNET

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bluebonnet mean? 

• BLUEBONNET (noun)
  The noun BLUEBONNET has 2 senses:

1. low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States

2. a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side

  Familiarity information: BLUEBONNET used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BLUEBONNET (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

bluebonnet; buffalo clover; Lupinus subcarnosus; Texas bluebonnet

Hypernyms ("bluebonnet" is a kind of...):

lupin; lupine (any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Balmoral; bluebonnet

Hypernyms ("bluebonnet" is a kind of...):

cap (a tight-fitting headdress)