HyperDic: star-thistle

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

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