HyperDic: centauria_calcitrapa

English > 1 sense of the expression Centauria calcitrapa:
NOUNplantCentauria calcitrapa, star-thistle, caltropMediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales
English > Centauria calcitrapa: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningMediterranean annual or biennial herb having pinkish to purple flowers surrounded by spine-tipped scales; naturalized in America.
Synonymsstar-thistle, caltrop
BroadercentauryAny plant of the genus Centaurea

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