cornflower

[Eng. corn, and flower.] 1. Formerly (Gen.): Various plants found in corn. "There be certain cornflowers, which come seldom or never in other places, unle they be set, but only amongst."- Bacon . Nat . Hist. corn 2. Now ( Spec .): (1) Centaurea Cyanus , (2) Papaver Rhœas. tum . (1) Golden Cornflower: Chrysanthemum sege (2) Yellow Cornflower: The same as (1) (q. v.). cor'-nic, a. [From Lat. corn(us) (q. v.), and Eng., ., suff. ic .] Pertaining to or derived from the tree Cornel.