cornflower

noun
/ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/US

Etymology

From corn + flower. Piecewise doublet of cornflour.

  1. derived from *bʰleh₃-
  2. derived from *flōs
  3. derived from flōrem
  4. derived from flur
  5. inherited from flour
  6. compounded as cornflower — “corn + flower

Definitions

  1. A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue…

    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.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.

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