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Definition of Corn speedwell
1. Noun. Erect or procumbent blue-flowered annual found in waste places of Europe and America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Corn Speedwell
Literary usage of Corn speedwell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Nature Study: A First Book for Use in Canadian Schools by S. Silcox (1902)
"... Shepherd's Purse, corn speedwell, and Chickweed. The first has been mentioned
already. corn speedwell has a delicate blue flower and a flat- ..."
2. A Dictionary of English Plant-names by James Britten, Robert Holland (1886)
"Lyte figures Linaria Mutine, Mill, (which was formerly classed with Veronica)
under this name. Speedwell, Corn. See corn speedwell. Speedwell, Garden. ..."
3. Annual Report by Ohio State Board of Agriculture (1860)
"... L. Skull-cap, Marsh Speedwell. Gen. peregrina, L. Purslane Speedwell. Gen.
serpyllifolia, L. Thyme-leaved Speedwell. Gen. arvensis, L. corn speedwell. ..."
4. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"Veronica arvensis is the "corn speedwell" from its habit of growing in English
corn (wheat) fields, V. Tournefortii is the "Byzantine speedwell", ..."
5. Report: New York by Otis Stuart (1904)
"V. Anagallis-aquatica L. Water Speedwell. In springs and brooks. Frequent. Th.
*1854. V. arvensis L. corn speedwell. Cultivated and waste grounds. Common. ..."
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