Meaning of CENTAUREA
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| | Definition: | | [n] knapweed; star thistle |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Centaurea |
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| | See Also: | | aster family, Asteraceae, asterid dicot genus, bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus, Centaurea imperialis, centaury, Compositae, cornflower, family Asteraceae, family Compositae, sweet sultan | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cen`tau*re"a\, n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.)
A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles
and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea
Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({C. Calcitrapa}).
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