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blue bonnet

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˈbluː ˌbɒnɪt/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A traditional flat Scottish hat made of blue wool; a blue tam-o'-shanter.

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noun

Meaning 2

Someone who wears such a hat; a Scotsman, especially a Scottish soldier.

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noun

Meaning 3

Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa.

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noun

Meaning 4

A blue Australian parrot, especially Northiella haematogaster.

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noun

Meaning 5

Any of several North American species of Lupinus common in the southwestern US, especially Lupinus texensis and Lupinus subcarnosus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US, especially

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: ruiskaunokki — blue flower, Centaurea cyanus or plant of the genus Scabiosa
  • Finnish: ruiskukka — blue flower, Centaurea cyanus or plant of the genus Scabiosa
  • Finnish: törmäkukka — blue flower, Centaurea cyanus or plant of the genus Scabiosa
  • Finnish: liekkiparatiisikaija — parrot Northiella haematogaster
  • German: Blutbauchsittich — parrot Northiella haematogaster
  • Cherokee: ᏌkᎣᏂᎨ ᎤᎵᏍᏚᎵ (saKonige ulisduli) — flower of the genus Lupinus
  • Finnish: lupiini — flower of the genus Lupinus
  • Finnish: teksasinlupiini (L. texensis) — flower of the genus Lupinus
  • German: blau blühende Lupine — flower of the genus Lupinus
  • Russian: люпи́н (ljupín) — flower of the genus Lupinus