cornflower
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cornflower
- /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/ US
Sounds like cornflour
Where it comes from
From corn + flower. Piecewise doublet of cornflour.
noun cornflowers
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A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Similar: bachelor's button, basket flower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle
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A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
Similar: common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, chicory button, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailor, succory, wild bachelor's button
- A color, cornflower blue.
adjective
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Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.
Similar: cornflower blue
Translations
Talk about this word "cornflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cornflower. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cornflower. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cornflower "cornflower." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cornflower.Cite this
@misc{cornflower_2026,
title = {cornflower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornflower},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
