Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bluebottle

2 senses of bluebottle

Sense 1
cornflower, bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus -- (an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers)
       => flower -- (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)

Sense 2
bluebottle, Calliphora vicina -- (blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight)
       => blowfly, blow fly -- (large usually hairy metallic blue or green fly; lays eggs in carrion or dung or wounds)