Meaning
A cornflower, a plant that grows in grain fields, Centaurea cyanus.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English blewbothel, from blew (“blue”) + bothel (“flower in the Asteraceae family”). In sense 2, a shortening of bluebottle fly. The fly was so named because it resembles the bluebottle flower in colour. The other transferred senses likewise have reference to the colour of the respective referents.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles: