cornflower
/ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/
noun 3adj 1
Collocations
1ADJ.
bluest, clear
Definitions
noun
1
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.
adj
1
Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.
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noun — an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having
noun — plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for i
- strawflower
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Far out at sea the water is as blue as the bluest cornflower and as clear as the clearest crystal.
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Far out in the sea the water is as blue as the petals of the cornflower, and clear as the purest glass.
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