Translation for 'cornflower' from English to Russian

cornflower

василёк {м} синий [Centaurea cyanus]бот.T

• The ribbon for the medal is cornflower blue.
• Some varieties also contain cornflower petals.
• In the Soviet Union, paratroopers wore a maroon beret until the late 1960s when General Vasily Filipovich Margelov decided that a maroon beret for paratroopers was a Western idea and introduced a cornflower blue beret.
• After Schliersee was raised to 'Markt' status in 1919, the town applied for the authorisation to use the local colours of cornflower blue / gold yellow.
• The plant in front of John the Baptist has aspects of both hyssop and cornflower, yet is most likely a hyssop because it grows from a wall.

• The flower of the day is a blue cornflower. The idea of wearing a cornflower on Derby Day was introduced in 1962 by Mrs Sheelah Wood, wife of prominent VRC committeeman of the time, Mr Samuel Richard Creswick Wood.
• In the novel and movie "Fight Club", the protagonist's manager is obsessed with cornflower blue, wearing cornflower blue ties and asking a software developer if an icon can be changed to cornflower blue.
• "Degania" means "cornflower" and is derived from דגן "dagán", meaning "grain".
• Boutonnière: A flower may be worn. Red and white carnation, blue cornflower, and rosebud have all been popular at times. In France, the boutonnière is usually a gardenia.
• During 1941, the regiment adopted as its arm badge a blue Cornflower embroidered on a khaki disc.

• The cornflower is also the symbol for motor neurone disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.