cornflower (n.)

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

    [ Syn: strawflower , uvularia grandiflora ]

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

    [ Syn: bachelors button , bluebottle , centaurea cyanus ]

The dictionary is based on the WordNet Electronic Lexical Database.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2011 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.