cornflower

From corn +‎ flower.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/

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• Homophone: cornflour

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.

• (Centaurea cyanus): bachelor's button, basket flower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle
• (Cichorium intybus): common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, chicory button, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailor, succory, wild bachelor's button, wild endive

cornflower (not comparable)

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

• cornflower blue

• cornflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Centaurea cyanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Centaurea cyanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• cornflower at USDA Plants database