cornflower

Meanings

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).
• A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
• Cornflower blue.

Adjective

• Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower; cornflower blue.

Related

Similar words

• bachelor's button, basket flower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle
• common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, chicory button, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailor, succory, wild bachelor's button, wild endive

Origin

• corn + flower
• thumb