"bluet" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /bluːɪt/ Forms: bluets [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English blawede, blewed, blewet, bloued, blowed, bloweth, from Middle English blewe (“blue”). Alternatively, perhaps from Old French bleuet (diminutive of bleu (“blue”)). Compare Modern French bleuet (“cornflower”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|blawede}} Middle English blawede, {{der|en|enm|blewe|t=blue}} Middle English blewe (“blue”), {{der|en|fro|bleuet}} Old French bleuet Head templates: {{en-noun}} bluet (plural bluets)
  1. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-WJVdR3gD Categories (other): Cichorieae tribe plants, Madder family plants Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 29 35 31 5 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 31 31 35 2
  2. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
    Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-YR9qGC4p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cichorieae tribe plants, Damselflies, Flowers, Madder family plants Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 39 24 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 42 26 24 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 46 20 19 Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 29 35 31 5 Disambiguation of Damselflies: 9 57 14 19 Disambiguation of Flowers: 28 36 28 7 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 31 31 35 2
  3. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
    Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably Houstonia and Oldenlandiopsis.
    Sense id: en-bluet-en-noun-L5dfIZKF Categories (other): Cichorieae tribe plants, Madder family plants Disambiguation of Cichorieae tribe plants: 29 35 31 5 Disambiguation of Madder family plants: 31 31 35 2
  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, boreal bluet, creeping bluet

Inflected forms

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