cornflower
Americannoun
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Also called bachelor's-button, bluebottle. a European composite plant, Centaurea cyanus, growing in grainfields, having blue to white flower heads, often cultivated as an ornamental.
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Also called cornflower blue. a deep, vivid blue.
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Origin of cornflower
Vocabulary lists containing cornflower
Blue
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Officers patrolling the 8000 block of Cornflower Circle Friday night saw several people frantically carry the child into a residence after multiple fireworks had detonated in the area.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025
The pre-approved paint colors for buildings, with names like Paris Green, Cornflower Blue, Sunwashed Gold, and Sea Green, are coded.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2019
Mostly we played square dances, though we had two or three waltzes�'The First Kiss Waltz,' 'The Cornflower Waltz,' 'The Skaters' and 'Where, Oh Where, Has My Little Dog Gone?'
From Time Magazine Archive
His mind revolved around a host of problems and schemes: the sword, Martin’s grave, defense of the Abbey, Cornflower.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
“Right, Cornflower, get in the cart and take charge of the mothers and babies,” he said.
From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques
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