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Noun: bluebonnet  'bloo,bó-nit
  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
    "Bluebonnets carpet Texas hillsides in spring"; "Texas bluebonnets carpet Texas hillsides in spring";
    - buffalo clover, Texas bluebonnet, Lupinus subcarnosus
     
  2. A brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side
    "He wore a traditional bluebonnet with his Highland dress";
    - Balmoral

Derived forms: bluebonnets

Type of: cap, lupin, lupine

Encyclopedia: Bluebonnet