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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Which flower am I?
any of various mainly tropical convolvulaceous plants of the genus Ipomoea and related genera, with trumpet-shaped blue, pink, or white flowers, which close in late afternoon
Which flower am I?
a small alpine flowering plant, Leontopodium alpinum, having white woolly oblong leaves and a tuft of attractive floral leaves surrounding the flowers: family Asteraceae (composites)
Which flower am I?
any of several evergreen ericaceous shrubs of the genus Gaultheria, esp G. procumbens, of E North America, which has white bell-shaped flowers and edible red berries
Which flower am I?
any plant of the chiefly tropical and subtropical malvaceous genus Hibiscus, esp H. rosa-sinensis, cultivated for its large brightly coloured flowers
Which flower am I?
any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes, esp T. erecta (African marigold) and T. patula (French marigold), cultivated for their yellow or orange flower heads and strongly scented foliage: family Asteraceae (composites)
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