bluebonnet n 1: low-growing annual herb of southwestern United States (Texas) having silky foliage and blue flowers; a leading cause of livestock poisoning in the southwestern United States [syn: {buffalo clover}, {Texas bluebonnet}, {Lupinus subcarnosus}] 2: a brimless dark blue Scottish cap with a flat top and a plume on one side [syn: {Balmoral}]