Meaning & use
cone flower
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Meaning
nouncountable
A plant with daisy-like flowers whose centers form a raised cone, grown in gardens and used in herbal medicine.
Grammar: Countable: one cone flower, two cone flowers.
Patterns
- a cone flower
- cone flowers
The purple cone flower in her garden attracts bees all summer.
He planted cone flowers along the fence because they survive dry weather.
Some people drink cone flower tea at the first sign of a cold.
Word forms
| plural | cone flowers |
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Common combinations
- purple cone flower
- Purple cone flowers are the most common kind in home gardens.
- plant cone flowers
- We planted cone flowers in the back yard last spring.
- cone flower tea
- She made cone flower tea to soothe her sore throat.
- wild cone flower
- Wild cone flowers grow in the prairies of North America.
Synonyms and how they differ
- echinacea
- The scientific and commercial name for the same plant, especially when talking about herbal supplements.
- daisy
- A broader word for many similar flowers, but a daisy does not have the raised cone-shaped center.
Word family
- coneflower noun
- The one-word spelling of the same plant name.
Commonly confused: cone flower or cornflower?
cone flower vs cornflower
A cornflower is a different plant with bright blue flowers. The names sound similar but the plants look nothing alike.
Practice
Which sentence uses the word correctly?
Choose one answer.
A cone flower is a plant, and its name comes from the cone-shaped center of the bloom. The other options describe unrelated objects.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “cone flower”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.