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cornflower


corn·flow·er

C0648900 (kôrn′flou′ər) n. An annual Eurasian plant (Centaurea cyanus) in the composite family, cultivated and also naturalized in North America and having showy heads of blue, purple, pink, or white flowers. Also called bachelor's button.
[Early Modern English, from corn, grain (so called because it was once a common weed in fields of wheat, barley, oats, and rye).]

cornflower

(ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə) n (Plants) 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 bachelor's-buttons

corn•flow•er

(ˈkɔrnˌflaʊ ər)

n. 1. Also called bachelor's-button , bluebottle. a European composite plant, Centaureacyanus, with blue flower heads, common in grainfields: often cultivated. 2. Also called corn′flower blue′. a deep vivid blue. [1570–80]
Thesaurus
Noun1.cornflower - plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be driedcornflower - plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be driedstrawflower, Uvularia grandifloragenus Uvularia, Uvularia - genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United Statesbellwort, merry bells, wild oats - any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers
2.cornflower - an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowerscornflower - an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowersbachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanusflower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossomsCentaurea, genus Centaurea - knapweed; star thistle
Translations
矢车菊

corn1

(koːn) noun1. the seeds of cereal plants, especially (in Britain) wheat, or (in North America) maize. 穀物的種子(英，尤指小麥)，(美)玉米 （英）谷物，（北美）玉米 2. (American grain) the plants themselves. a field of corn. 玉米株 玉米植株corn on the cob an ear of corn (maize) that is cooked and eaten as a vegetable. 玉米穗 （煮食的）玉米，玉米棒子 corned beef salted beef (usually cooked and canned). 鹹牛肉(通常已煮熟並裝罐) 咸牛肉ˈcornflakes noun plural crushed pieces of corn eaten with milk (and sugar), usually for breakfast. a bowl of cornflakes; a box of cornflakes. （早餐）玉米片 （早餐）玉米片 ˈcornflour noun finely ground (especially maize) flour. 玉米粉 玉米粉ˈcornflower noun a blue-flowered plant. 矢車菊 矢车菊

cornflower


cornflower,

common herb (Centaurea cyanus) of the family Asteraceae (asteraster
[Gr.,=star], common name for the Asteraceae (Compositae), the aster family, in North America, name for plants of the genus Aster, sometimes called wild asters, and for a related plant more correctly called China aster (Callistephus chinensis
..... Click the link for more information.  family). It is a garden flower in the United States but a weed in the grainfields of Europe. It is called bluebottle or bluet in England and bluebonnet in Scotland; in North America the cornflower shares with other plants the names ragged robin, bachelor's button, or ragged sailor. The long-stemmed blue heads of the flowers, having radiating bottle- or vase-shaped florets, yield a juice which, mixed with alum, has been used as a dye. Cornflowers are classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Asterales, family Asteraceae.
cornflower

cornflower

Intense blue strikingly shaped flower with grey-green stem, grows up to 3 ft tall (1m) with thin sword-shaped leaves. Juiced stems and flowers used externally to treat wounds and cuts, mouth sores, infectious disease, weak eyes, dark circles and wrinkles under eyes, inflammation of eyelids, bruises, insect bites, stings. Internally used for diarrhea, kidney and urinary issues, rheumatism.

Cornflower

 

(Centaurea), a genus of herbaceous plants of the family Compositae. The inflorescences (calathides) have bristly receptacles and tubular, varicolored flowers (purple, pink, blue, yellow); the marginal ones are sexless, and if enlarged, are shaped like tubular funnels. There are over 550 species in Eurasia, tropical Africa, and North and South America (Chile), and there is one species in Australia. The greatest number of representatives are in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern countries. In the USSR there are approximately 180 species; widely distributed (except in the Far North) are the blue cornflower (C. cyanus) and the meadow cornflower (C. jacea). The blue cornflower is a weed but is also a nectariferous and medicinal plant. Some cornflowers are grown as decorative plants.

REFERENCE

Flora SSSR, [vol.] 28. Moscow-Leningrad, 1963.

M. E. KIRPICHNIKOV

cornflower

a Eurasian herbaceous plant, Centaurea cyanus, with blue, purple, pink, or white flowers, formerly a common weed in cornfields: family Asteraceae (composites)

cornflower


cornflower

Herbal medicine 
(1) European centaury, see there; Centaurium umbellatum. 
(2) Centaurea cyanus, a flowering annual native to Europe and the Near East, which contains cyanine and phytosterols; it has been used for conjunctivitis and coughs.
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cornflower


  • noun

Synonyms for cornflower

noun plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried

Synonyms

  • strawflower
  • Uvularia grandiflora

Related Words

  • genus Uvularia
  • Uvularia
  • bellwort
  • merry bells
  • wild oats

noun an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers

Synonyms

  • bachelor's button
  • bluebottle
  • Centaurea cyanus

Related Words

  • flower
  • Centaurea
  • genus Centaurea
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