Synonyms of cornflower
19 similar words
Another word for cornflower is bluebottle. Other synonyms of cornflower are bachelor's button, basket flower, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle and common chicory.
Synonyms and similar words for cornflower
nounA small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers...
- bachelor's buttonAny one of a number of plants with daisy-like, button-shaped flowers of the genus Centaurea, especially the species...
- basket flower
- bluebottleA cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus.
- boutonniere flower
- hurtsickle
nounA plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
- common chicoryCichorium intybus, a somewhat woody perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family, many varieties of which are...
- blue daisy
- blue dandelionCommon chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- blue sailorCommon chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- blue weedThe common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- coffeeweedCommon chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- chicory buttonAny plant of the species common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- hendibehThe common chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- horseweedA plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
- ragged sailorCommon chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- succoryChicory (Cichorium intybus).
- wild bachelor's buttonCommon chicory (Cichorium intybus).
- wild endiveCommon chicory (Cichorium intybus).
adjectiveSynonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.
- cornflower blueOf a bright blue color, with a tint of purple.
Meaning of 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).
- noun A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
- noun A color, cornflower blue.
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Questions about synonyms of cornflower
- What is another word for cornflower?
- Cornflower has 19 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bluebottle, bachelor's button, basket flower, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle, common chicory, blue daisy and blue dandelion.
- What does cornflower mean?
- Cornflower means a small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cornflower (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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