bluebonnet

noun

blue·​bon·​net ˈblü-ˌbä-nət 

1

a

: a wide flat round cap of blue wool formerly worn in Scotland

b

: one that wears such a cap

specifically : scot

2

: either of two low-growing annual lupines (Lupinus subcarnosus or L. texensis) of Texas with silky foliage and blue flowers

Examples of bluebonnet in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But for landscapes of the bluebonnets, orange Indian paintbrushes, and other wildflowers dotting Texas’s Hill Country (the roughly 31,000 square miles between Texas’s High Plains and San Antonio), set your sights on the leg from San Antonio to Austin. —Lyndsey Matthews, AFAR Media, 17 Mar. 2025

The bluebonnets tend to peak in color around the third week of April, and there is a festival with live music, vendors, and street food from April 11-13. —Cynthia Drake, Southern Living, 23 Feb. 2025

Whereas bluebonnets form an indelible element of the regional landscape, so today do exotic animals. —Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 9 Sep. 2024

From beaches to bluebonnets, and desert mountains to vineyards, Texas is full of stunning surprises. —Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1568, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for bluebonnet

• propionate
• sonnet

Kids Definition

bluebonnet

noun

blue·​bon·​net ˈblü-ˌbän-ət 

: a low-growing annual lupine of Texas with silky leaves and blue flowers