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CORNFLOWER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
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; cornflower
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cornflower" is a kind of...):
flower (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
Holonyms ("cornflower" is a member of...):
Centaurea; genus Centaurea (knapweed; star thistle)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
Synonyms:
cornflower; strawflower; Uvularia grandiflora
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("cornflower" is a kind of...):
bellwort; merry bells; wild oats (any of various plants of the genus Uvularia having yellowish drooping bell-shaped flowers)
Holonyms ("cornflower" is a member of...):
genus Uvularia; Uvularia (genus of perennial rhizomatous herb of southern and southeastern United States)
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