cornflower

n. 矢车菊

发音

US /ˈkɔɹnˌflaʊ.ɚ/

词形变化

cornflowers 复数 cornflowers

释义与例句

n.
  1. 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).

    矢车菊

  2. 2.

    A plant of the species Cichorium intybus.

  3. 3.

    A color, cornflower blue.

adj.
  1. 1.

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

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

bachelor's button bluebottle strawflower

上位词 4

flower bellwort merrybells wild oats

相关短语

cornflower blue 矢车菊色, 浅蓝色（回火色） cornflower blues

词源

From corn + flower. Piecewise doublet of cornflour.

来源：wiktionary