cornflower

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English

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Etymology

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From corn +‎ flower.

Centaurea cyanus

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cornflower (plural cornflowers)

  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. A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
  3. A color, cornflower blue.

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Adjective

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cornflower (not comparable)

  1. Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.

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