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cornflower
[ kawrn-flou-er ]
noun
- 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.
- Also called cornflower blue. a deep, vivid blue.
cornflower
/ ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə /
noun
- a Eurasian herbaceous plant, Centaurea cyanus, with blue, purple, pink, or white flowers, formerly a common weed in cornfields: family Asteraceae (composites) Also calledbluebottle See also bachelor's-buttons
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Example Sentences
With her broad, good-natured face and cornflower blue eyes she was a miniature Gretchen.
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Centaurea (Cornflower), all shades of blue; three feet; blooms three months if kept cut.
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Sofas covered in cornflower-blue velvet offered you a luxurious repose.
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In the back part of the room an easy sofa covered with cornflower blue velvet invited one to rest.
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In the farmhouse were only two young girls, the elder a charming golden-haired fairy with tender eyes of cornflower blue.
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