CENTAUREA

Centaurea, genus Centaurea

(noun) knapweed; star thistle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

centaurea (plural centaureas)

Alternative spelling of centaury

Source: Wiktionary


Cen`tau*re"a, n. Etym: [NL. See Centaury.] (Bot.)

Definition: A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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