bluet

Meaning

1. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
2. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
3. Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.
4. Any of several small damselfly species, including the genera Coenagrion and Enallagma.

Synonyms

cornflower

knapweed

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”).