cornflower
/ˈkɔːnflaʊə(r)/noun
उच्चारण कॉर्न्फ़्लावर
कॉर्नफ़्लावर (नीले फूलों वाला एक पौधा)
Basic word
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a small wild plant with blue flowers, often grown in gardens
कॉर्नफ़्लावर (नीले फूलों वाला एक पौधा)
- The field was full of poppies and cornflowers.
- a vase of cornflowers
- Cornflowers grow wild along the edge of the field.
+ 2 more examples
- She wore a dress the colour of a cornflower.
- He picked a bunch of cornflowers for his mother.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cornflower / cornflowers (countable noun)
Cornflower is countable when you mean the plants or flowers: one cornflower, a bunch of cornflowers.
पौधों या फूलों के लिए 'cornflower' countable है: one cornflower, a bunch of cornflowers।
- A single cornflower grew beside the wall.
- She picked a bunch of cornflowers from the field.
cornflower blue
Cornflower blue is a medium, slightly purple shade of blue. As a colour it is uncountable and can be used as an adjective.
Cornflower blue नीले का मध्यम, हल्का बैंगनी-सा रंग है; रंग के रूप में यह uncountable है और adjective की तरह चल सकता है।
- She wore a cornflower blue kurta to the wedding.
- The walls were painted a soft cornflower blue.
cornflower (as a modifier)
Cornflower can come before a noun to name a colour or a flavour, as in cornflower honey or cornflower tea.
'Cornflower' noun से पहले आकर रंग या स्वाद बता सकता है, जैसे cornflower honey या cornflower tea।
- Cornflower tea is sometimes added to herbal blends.
cornflower vs. other blue flowers
Do not use cornflower for every blue flower. It is a particular plant, Centaurea cyanus, with spiky petals.
हर नीले फूल के लिए 'cornflower' का प्रयोग न करें; यह Centaurea cyanus नाम का विशेष पौधा है जिसकी पंखुड़ियाँ नुकीली होती हैं।
- The blue flowers by the pond were not cornflowers but morning glories.
+Collocations 5
adjective + cornflower
bright bluewilddelicatedriedfresh
- A few bright blue cornflowers brightened the vase on the table.
verb + cornflowers
pickgrowsowdrypress
- Radhika pressed cornflowers between the pages of her old diary.
cornflower + noun
bluefieldseedspetalsgarden
- The cornflower seeds should be sown in autumn in cooler climates.
cornflower + phrase
cornflower blue eyesa field of cornflowersa bouquet of cornflowersa cornflower in the buttonhole
- The painter described her cornflower blue eyes in the first chapter.
cornflower + colour phrases
cornflower blue skycornflower blue dresscornflower blue inkcornflower blue shirt
- Arjun wrote his notes in cornflower blue ink.
“More examples 6
- The cornflower is a small plant with bright blue flowers.
Cornflower चमकीले नीले फूलों वाला छोटा पौधा है।
- Cornflowers once grew wild among wheat fields in Europe.
यूरोप में कभी cornflower गेहूँ के खेतों के बीच जंगली रूप में उगते थे।
- Arjun's sister chose a cornflower blue saree for the college function.
अर्जुन की बहन ने कॉलेज के कार्यक्रम के लिए cornflower blue रंग की साड़ी चुनी।
- The garden shop sold cornflower seeds in small paper packets.
बाग़वानी की दुकान cornflower के बीज छोटे काग़ज़ के पैकेटों में बेचती थी।
- Bees visited the cornflowers all afternoon.
मधुमक्खियाँ पूरी दोपहर cornflower के पास आती रहीं।
- The old poem compares the colour of the sky to a cornflower.
पुरानी कविता में आकाश के रंग की तुलना cornflower से की गई है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The cornflower are blooming in the garden.
✓ The cornflowers are blooming in the garden.
With a plural verb, the noun must also be plural.
Plural verb के साथ noun भी plural होना चाहिए।