cornflower
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Pronunciation
- IPA /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊɚ/
Noun
cornflower noun
- A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
- A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
- Cornflower blue.
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Adjective
cornflower adjective
- Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.
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bachelor's buttonbluebottlechicory buttoncommon chicoryhorseweedragged sailorsuccorystrawflowercentaurea cyanusuvularia grandiflorablueblue bonnetbluetcrowflowercentauryblawortcone flowercentaurea
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