| NOUN | plant | sweet sultan, blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus | annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers |
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| plant | sweet sultan, Centaurea imperialis | perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq | |
| plant | sweet sultan, Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata | Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers |
| Meaning | annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowers. | |
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| Synonyms | blessed thistle, Cnicus benedictus | |
| Member of | Cnicus, genus Cnicus | One species |
| Broader | thistle | Any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera ... / genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves |
| Meaning | perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers. | |
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| Synonym | Centaurea imperialis | |
| Member of | Centaurea, genus Centaurea | knapweed |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
| Meaning | Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea. | |
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| Synonyms | Amberboa moschata, Centaurea moschata | |
| Member of | Amberboa, genus Amberboa | herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers |
| Broader | flower | A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms |
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