"bluebeard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bluebeards [plural]
Etymology: From blue + beard. Etymology templates: {{com|en|blue|beard}} blue + beard Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} bluebeard (countable and uncountable, plural bluebeards)
  1. Any of the genus Caryopteris of plants native to eastern Asia, now cultivated in gardens. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: common bluebeard (taxonomic: Caryopteris incana), Mongolian bluebeard (taxonomic: Caryopteris mongholica) Related terms: bluebead (taxonomic: Clintonia spp.)
    Sense id: en-bluebeard-en-noun-jLMs03v0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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