Definition of "bluebonnet" [bluebonnet]

• Either of two annual lupines (Lupinus texensis and L. subcarnosus) native to Texas and having palmately compound leaves and light blue flowers. Also called Texas bluebonnet. (noun)
• A broad, blue woolen cap worn in Scotland. (noun)
• A person wearing such a cap. (noun)

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• "I think we're going to take some pictures in bluebonnet patches afterward - if it doesn't rain."
• "The bluebonnet has been the subject of numerous poems, songs, works of fictions, and art."
• "A Texas bluebonnet (even though they're not in season until April!) from Lockhart, Texas."