Cornflower
['kɔːnflaʊə]
Definition
(noun.) an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers.
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Definition
(n.) A conspicuous wild flower (Centaurea Cyanus), growing in grainfields.
Typed by Floyd
Examples
- He laid his hand on one of hers with a caressing gesture, upon which she let it remain, but snatched up a cornflower with the other. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- But these were thick silk stockings, vermilion, cornflower blue, and grey, bought in Paris. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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