adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/
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homophone: cornflour
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: cornflower blue
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
A small annual plant in the family Asteraceae, Centaurea cyanus, usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 4
A color, cornflower blue.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 5
an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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