English > Centaurea: 1 sense > noun 1, plant| Meaning | knapweed; star thistle. |
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| Synonym | genus Centaurea |
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| Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
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| Members | centaury | Any plant of the genus Centaurea |
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| cornflower, bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus | An annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers |
| sweet sultan, Centaurea imperialis | perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq |
| Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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| Spanish | centaurea, género centaurea, genus centaurea |
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| Catalan | centaurea, Centàurea, genus centaurea |
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