ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: so called from its growth in grainfields
1.
a. : corn cockle
b. : a European plant ( Centaurea cyanus ) having flower heads with blue, pink, or white rays that is often cultivated in No. America — called also bluebottle
c. : a dogtooth violet ( Erythronium americanum )
2. or cornflower blue : a variable color averaging a moderate purplish blue that is redder, lighter, and stronger than marine blue, redder, stronger. and slightly lighter than gentian blue, and lighter and stronger than old glory blue