Meaning & use
coneflower
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Meanings
nouncountable
A plant with daisy-like flowers and a raised, cone-shaped center, often grown in gardens.
Grammar: Countable: one coneflower, two coneflowers.
Patterns
- a coneflower
- coneflowers in the garden
The coneflower in her garden attracted many bees.
Coneflowers bloom from midsummer to early fall.
He planted purple coneflowers along the fence.
noununcountabletechnical
The dried root or flower of some coneflower plants, used in herbal medicine.
Grammar: Uncountable when referring to the substance: 'take coneflower' not 'take a coneflower'.
Patterns
- take coneflower
- coneflower extract
Some people take coneflower to help fight colds.
The tea contains coneflower and other herbs.
Word forms
| plural | coneflowers |
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Common combinations
- purple coneflower
- Purple coneflower is popular in butterfly gardens.
- coneflower plant
- The coneflower plant needs full sun.
- coneflower extract
- She bought coneflower extract at the health shop.
- grow coneflowers
- They grow coneflowers for their bright color.
Synonyms and how they differ
- echinacea
- The scientific and herbal name for the same group of plants, especially in medicine.
Commonly confused: coneflower or cornflower?
coneflower vs cornflower
A different plant with blue flowers; 'coneflower' has a raised center, while 'cornflower' does not.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'coneflower' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Coneflower' is a countable noun, so option 1 is correct. Option 2 adds a possessive incorrectly, option 3 uses a plural with a singular verb, and option 4 uses the noun as a verb.
Make it your own
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