cornflower

名词 cornflower:

1. plant of southern and southeastern United States grown for its yellow flowers that can be dried
   同义词：strawflower, Uvularia grandiflora
2. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
   同义词：bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus

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n.（名词）
An annual Eurasian plant(Centaurea cyanus) in the composite family, cultivated and also naturalized in North America and having showy heads of blue, purple, pink, or white flowers. Also called bachelor`s button
矢车菊：一种亚欧大陆的菊科一年生植物（矢车菊属矢车菊） ，北美也有种植且适应了的，花冠绚丽，有蓝、紫、粉红或白色花 也作 bachelor`s button

来源：
[So called because it is found in cornfields]
[因在谷物田里发现而被命名]