cornflower
/ˈkɔːnflaʊə(r)/noun
1- a slender Eurasian plant related to the knapweeds, with flowers that are typically a deep, vivid blue矢车菊。
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- Genus Centaurea, family Compositae: several species, including the annual Centaurea cyaneus （亦称 BLUEBOTTLE）, formerly a common weed cornfields, and the perennial C. montana, grown in gardens矢车菊属, 菊科： 数种, 包括一年生的矢车菊和多年生的山矢车菊。
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- （亦作 cornflower blue）[mass noun] a deep, vivid blue colour矢车菊蓝; 中藏蓝。