bluet

== English == === 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”). By surface analysis, blue +‎ -et. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bluːɪt/ Homophones: blewit, blew it === Noun === bluet (countable and uncountable, plural bluets) (countable) Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers. 1913, Robert Frost, 'The Vantage Point': My breathing shakes the bluet like a breeze [...]. Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably Houstonia and Oldenlandiopsis. (countable) Any of several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma. (usually uncountable, historical) A kind of blue woolen cloth. Alternative form: bluette ==== Derived terms ==== attenuated bluet boreal bluet creeping bluet === References === === Further reading === “bluet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. bluet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === butle, lubet