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blue devil

1. Slang A blue capsule or tablet containing barbiturate amobarbital or its sodium derivative.

2. blue devils Informal A feeling of depression; despondency.

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Noun	1.	blue devil - a coarse prickly European weed with spikes of blue flowers; naturalized in United States blue thistle, blueweed, Echium vulgare, viper's bugloss herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests Echium, genus Echium - a genus of bristly herbs and shrubs of the family Boraginaceae
	2.	blue devil - the sodium salt of amobarbital that is used as a barbiturate; used as a sedative and a hypnotic amobarbital sodium, Amytal, blue angel, blue amobarbital - a barbiturate with sedative and hypnotic effects; used to relieve insomnia and as an anticonvulsant

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