blue-flowered
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- adjective
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de flores azules
- She loved her room—the blue-flowered wallpaper, the old, saggy bed.
- blue-flowered plant
- blue-flowered dress
Examples
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Not young, she was dark-haired, pretty, and slender in a dress of pale-blue flowered cotton.
Fiction book (1996) -
Whippy Bird and I looked pretty snazzy, too, in matching red-and-blue flowered rayon dresses.
Fiction book (1990) -
In her high-heeled white shoes and her pale blue flowered dress, she walked straight ahead, not turning to wave or to look back.
Fiction book (1996) -
Anther chose four plastic hockey sticks and a blue flowered tissue holder for his mom.
Fiction book (1996) -
She wrote her final drafts on blue-flowered stationery and put them in a box under her bed, where no one would read them.
Fiction book (1993) -
So were the shelf of paperbacks, the failed ant farm, the blue-flowered linoleum, and the rag rug made from my old dresses.
Fiction book (2000) -
Azove hyssop is a blue-flowered plant of the mint family, whose twigs were used for sprinkling in biblical purification rituals.
Academic text (1995) -
The garden was vibrant with various plants, especially the stunning blue-flowered varieties that attracted many butterflies.
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In spring, the blue-flowered plants bloom beautifully, making the landscape come alive with color.
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I decided to plant blue-flowered species, such as delphiniums and hydrangeas, to add a pop of color to my garden.
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Etymology
Blue-flowered joins blue and flower and works like blue-eyed: it literally means 'having blue flowers'. A helpful image is a plant wearing a blue crown of flowers, which makes the meaning easy to remember.