blue bonnet vs pincushion

blue bonnet

noun
  • Any of several blue flowering plants, especially cornflower, Centaurea cyanus, and plants of the genus Scabiosa. 

  • A blue Australian parrot, especially Northiella haematogaster. 

  • A traditional flat Scottish hat made of blue wool; a blue tam-o'-shanter. 

  • Someone who wears such a hat; a Scotsman, especially a Scottish soldier. 

  • Any of several North American species of Lupinus common in the southwestern US, especially Lupinus texensis and Lupinus subcarnosus. 

pincushion

noun
  • A flowering plant in the genus Scabiosa. 

  • The pincushionplant, a flowering plant in the genus Navarretia. 

  • A device, originally like a small, stuffed cushion, designed to have sewing pins and needles stuck into it to store them safely; some modern pincushions hold the objects magnetically. 

  • A flowering plant in the genus Leucospermum. 

  • The dustymaiden, a flowering plant in the genus Chaenactis. 

  • A person who is pricked or stabbed multiple times with sharp objects; specifically, someone who receives regular hypodermic needle injections. 

  • The coral bead plant, coral moss, or English baby tears (Nertera granadensis), an ornamental plant. 

  • The pincushion cactus, of the genera Escobaria or Mammillaria. 

verb
  • To jab or stick repeatedly with one or more sharp objects, as with pins into a pincushion. 

  • To assume the shape of a pincushion; specifically, of the image on a computer display, television, etc., to exhibit pincushion distortion, where the sides curve inwards. 

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