"bluet" meaning in All languages combined

See bluet on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: bluets [plural]
Etymology: From French bleuet, diminutive of bleu (“blue”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|bleuet}} French bleuet, {{m|fr|bleu||blue}} bleu (“blue”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluet (plural bluets)
  1. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
    Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae
    Categories (lifeform): Damselflies, Flowers
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-YR9qGC4p Disambiguation of Damselflies: 40 17 13 31 Disambiguation of Flowers: 33 31 31 5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 40 24 18 18 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 45 18 14 23 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 34 24 24 17
  2. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
    Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably Houstonia and Oldenlandiopsis.
    Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-L5dfIZKF Disambiguation of Flowers: 33 31 31 5
  3. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers. Categories (lifeform): Flowers
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-WJVdR3gD Disambiguation of Flowers: 33 31 31 5
  4. Any of several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma.
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-M1jRYuON
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: attenuated bluet, bluet-eyed, boreal bluet, creeping bluet

Inflected forms

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