Cornflower

/ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/ adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
  2. 2
    an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers wordnet
  3. 3
    A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
  4. 4
    plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried wordnet
  5. 5
    A color, cornflower blue.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower. not-comparable

Synonyms

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bachelor's buttoncentaurea cyanusbluebluebottlebluishcolor

Example

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"Among field flowers the most noted are the May Lily, the Ground Ivy, the Cornflower, Camomile and so on; and among herbs, Trefoil, Wormwood, Sorrel, the Nettle and so forth."

Etymology

From corn + flower. Piecewise doublet of cornflour.

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