bluet

Definition

Any of several different plants, from several genera, having bluish flowers.

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”).

Example Sentences

• "My breathing shakes the bluet like a breeze …."
• "They passed undulating fields of wheat speckled with the confetti of poppies and bluets."