cornflower

noun

corn·​flow·​er ˈkȯrn-ˌflau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce cornflower (audio)

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Botanical Heart-Shaped Sugar Cubes Add a bouquet of flavor to tea and cocktails with these colorful sugar cubes made with petals from roses, lavender, and blue cornflowers. Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025 Le Silla‘s Uma platform slingback pump, crafted in silk satin or patent leather, was reimagined for a special capsule with eight hues inspired by different flowers of the garden, including the rose, iris, cornflower and peony, among others. Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025 Also known as cornflower, Bachelor’s buttons are an old-fashioned cut flower that can easily be sown directly into the garden in fall for blooms the following spring. Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025 My favorites are the sky blue top with cornflower bottoms and the light pink top with orange blossom bottoms. Elaina Verhoff, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cornflower

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of cornflower was in 1841

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“Cornflower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cornflower. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.

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cornflower

noun
corn·​flow·​er -ˌflau̇(-ə)r How to pronounce cornflower (audio)

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