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cornflower in British English
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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 bachelor's-buttonsCollins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
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Which flower am I?
a Eurasian herbaceous plant, Centaurea cyanus, with blue, purple, pink, or white flowers, formerly a common weed in cornfields: family Asteraceae (composites)
Which flower am I?
a climbing leguminous plant, Lathyrus odoratus, of S Europe, widely cultivated for its butterfly-shaped fragrant flowers of delicate pastel colours
Which flower am I?
a purple Australian orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum, found in Queensland, of which it is the floral emblem
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a tall widely cultivated malvaceous plant, Althaea rosea, with stout hairy stems and spikes of white, yellow, red, or purple flowers
Which flower am I?
a prickly wild rose, Rosa canina, that is native to Europe and has pink or white delicate scentless flowers
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