Centaurea cyanus

Centaurea cyanus
Bachelor's button Bach"e*lor's but"ton, (Bot.) A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several species of {Ranunculus}, and the cornflower ({Centaurea cyanus}) and globe amaranth ({Gomphrena}). [1913 Webster]

Note: Bachelor's buttons, a name given to several flowers ``from their similitude to the jagged cloathe buttons, anciently worne in this kingdom,'' according to Johnson's --Gerarde, p. 472 (1633); but by other writers ascribed to ``a habit of country fellows to carry them in their pockets to divine their success with their sweethearts.'' --Dr. Prior. [1913 Webster]


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  • Centaurea Cyanus — Cornflower Corn flow er (k[^o]rn flou [ e]r), n. (Bot.) A conspicuous wild flower ({Centaurea Cyanus}), growing in grainfields. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Centaurea cyanus — Bluebottle Blue bot tle, blue bottle lue bottle, n. 1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which grows in grain fields; called also {bachelor s button}. It receives its name from its blue bottle shaped flowers. Varieties… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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