: any of several perennial North American herbs (genus Houstonia) of the madder family
especially
: one (Houstonia caerulea) having tufted stems and bluish, white, or purplish flowers with yellow centers
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Her favorite species in southeastern Wisconsin are the double-striped bluet damselfly and widow skimmer dragonfly.
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Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
Beware, perennial bachelor's button also goes by names like mountain bluet, corn flower, and basket flower, but all are bad news.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
The remains of an old CCC latrine stand amid a meadow of tiny, violet flowers called bluets.
—Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
There are Johnny-jump-ups and spring beauties and little bluets.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2017
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Jennifer Rude Klett, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2022
Beware, perennial bachelor's button also goes by names like mountain bluet, corn flower, and basket flower, but all are bad news.
—Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
The remains of an old CCC latrine stand amid a meadow of tiny, violet flowers called bluets.
—Sarah Kaplan, chicagotribune.com, 11 Sep. 2019
There are Johnny-jump-ups and spring beauties and little bluets.
—David Grann, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2017
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bluet
noun
blu·et
ˈblü-ət 
: a low North American herb bearing small bluish or white flowers
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