cornflowers

Noun

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).

   Synonyms:

   bachelor's button, basket flower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle

2. A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.

   Synonyms:

   common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, chicory button, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailor

3. A color, cornflower blue.

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