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bluet
(bluet)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbluːɪt/
noun
a low-growing evergreen North American plant with milky-blue flowers.
Hedyotis
(or
Houstonia
)
caerulea
, family
Rubiaceae
Origin:
early 18th century
: from French, diminutive of
bleu
'blue'
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