Cornflower
WordNet
noun
(1) An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
(2) Plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A small annual species of aster, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
- cornflower blue
Synonyms
- bachelor's button
- basket flower
- bluebottle
- boutonniere flower
- hurtsickle