Corn flowerとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (米国発音) IPA: /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/
• Homophone: cornflour

名詞

cornflower (plural cornflowers)

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.

同意語

• (Centaurea cyanus): bachelor's button, basket flower, bluebottle, boutonniere flower, hurtsickle
• (Cichorium intybus): common chicory, blue daisy, blue dandelion, blue sailor, blue weed, coffeeweed, chicory button, hendibeh, horseweed, ragged sailor, succory, wild bachelor's button, wild endive

形容詞

cornflower (not comparable)

1. Synonym of cornflower blue, a shade of blue similar to that of the usual cornflower.

派生語

• cornflower blue

参考

Further reading

• cornflower on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Centaurea cyanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Centaurea cyanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• cornflower at USDA Plants database