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cornflower
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corn·flow·er  (kôrnflour)
n.
An annual Eurasian plant (Centaurea cyanus) in the composite family, cultivated and also naturalized in North America and having showy heads of blue, purple, pink, or white flowers. Also called bachelor's button.
[So called because it is found in cornfields.]
cornflower
Noun
a small plant with blue flowers
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Noun1.cornflowercornflower - plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
strawflower, Uvularia grandiflora
genus Uvularia, Uvularia - genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States
bellwort, merry bells, wild oats - any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
2.cornflowercornflower - an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus
flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
Centaurea, genus Centaurea - knapweed; star thistle


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