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1. (n.) centaurea
any of numerous composite plants of the genus Centaurea, having tubular flowers in a variety of colors, as the cornflower.
Etymology: (< NL (Linnaeus), alter. of ML centauria)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) Centaurea, genus Centaurea
knapweed; star thistle
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Centaurea
a large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa)
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U.S. National Library of Medicine |
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1. Centaurea
A plant genus of the family ASTERACEAE. Members contain 5-methyl-8-hydroxycoumarin. The common name of centaury is more often used for CENTAURIUM
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