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bach⋅e⋅lor's-but⋅ton

[bach-uh-lerz-buht-n, bach-lerz-]
–noun
any of various plants with round flower heads, esp. the cornflower.

Origin:
1570–80

corn⋅flow⋅er

[kawrn-flou-er]
–noun
1. 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.
2. Also called cornflower blue. a deep, vivid blue.
3. corn cockle.
4. strawflower (def. 2).

Origin:
1570–80; corn 1 + flower
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