Definition of 'cornflower'
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cornflower in British English
noun
a
Eurasian
herbaceous plant,
Centaurea cyanus, with
blue,
purple,
pink, or white flowers, formerly a common
weed in
cornfields: family Asteraceae (
composites)
Also called: bluebottle. See also
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cornflower in American English
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a Eurasian caprifoliaceous shrub, Viburnum opulus, with clusters of white flowers and small red fruits
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a small liliaceous plant, Convallaria majalis, of Eurasia and North America cultivated as a garden plant, having two long oval leaves and spikes of white bell-shaped flowers
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a saxifragaceous plant, a hybrid between Saxifraga spathularis and S. umbrosa, having a basal rosette of leaves and pinkish-white flowers
Which flower am I?
a Eurasian violaceous plant, Viola tricolor, having purple, yellow, and pale mauve spurred flowers
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any ranunculaceous woodland plant of the genus Anemone of N temperate regions, such as the white-flowered A. nemorosa (wood anemone or windflower). Some cultivated anemones have lilac, pale blue, pink, purple, or red flowers
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