NOUN | plant | knapweed | any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers |
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Meaning | Any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers. | |
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Narrower | Jersey knapweed | A variety of knapweed |
great knapweed, greater knapweed, Centaurea scabiosa | tall European perennial having purple flower heads | |
lesser knapweed, black knapweed, hardheads, Centaurea nigra | A weedy perennial with tough / tough wiry stems and purple flowers | |
slender knapweed | A variety of knapweed | |
Broader | centaury | Any plant of the genus Centaurea |
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