HyperDic: centaurea_nigra

English > 1 sense of the expression Centaurea nigra:
NOUNplantCentaurea nigra, lesser knapweed, black knapweed, hardheadsa weedy perennial with tough / tough wiry stems and purple flowers
English > Centaurea nigra: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningA weedy perennial with tough / tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized.
Synonymslesser knapweed, black knapweed, hardheads
BroaderknapweedAny of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
Spanishhardheads
Catalanhardheads

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