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Cornflower vs Arrowroot - What's the difference?

cornflower | arrowroot |

As nouns the difference between cornflower and arrowroot

is that cornflower is a small annual species of aster, centaurea cyanus , usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in european cornfields (ie wheatfields) while arrowroot is a large perennial herb ( ) native to the caribbean area it has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.

As an adjective cornflower

is of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower.

cornflower

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A small annual species of aster, Centaurea cyanus , usually with bushy blue flowers which grows natively in European cornfields (i.e. wheatfields).
  • A plant of the species Cichorium intybus .
  • Cornflower blue.

    • Synonyms

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    External links

    * ("cornflower" on Wikipedia) * (Centaurea cyanus) * *

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a blue colour, as that of the cornflower.

    • Derived terms

    * cornflower blue

    See also

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    arrowroot

    English

    (wikipedia arrowroot) (Maranta arundinacea)

    Noun

  • A large perennial herb ( ) native to the Caribbean area. It has large green leaves about 15 centimeters long with white stripes.
  • (uncountable) A starchy substance obtained from the roots of the arrowroot plant used as a thickener.

    • External links

    * ("arrowroot" on Wikipedia)