Synonyms for cornflower
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Noun
1. Blue daisy — A plant of the species Cichorium intybus
blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue weed, blue sailor, chicory button, chicory, wild bachelor's button, common chicory, ragged sailor, wild endive, coffeeweed, horseweed, succory, hendibeh dated
2. Bachelor's button — A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows…
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Definitions
- n. 1
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
- n. 2
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
Related words
- Phrases
- cornflower blue
Forms
- Plural
- cornflowers → chicories, coffeeweeds, horseweeds, succories…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cornflower | rising | |
| strawflower | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- chicory, succory
- 8 letters
- hendibeh
- 9 letters
- horseweed
- 10 letters
- coffeeweed
- 11 letters
- strawflower