# cornflower

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/ · frequency rank #79,411

## Definitions
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).
2. A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
3. A color, cornflower blue.

## Etymology
From corn + flower. Piecewise doublet of cornflour.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cornflower