Definition of centaurea Centaurea
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What does centaurea mean?
WordNet
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| centaurea - knapweed; star thistle | ||
| genus Centaurea | ||
| asterid dicot genus genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs | ||
| aster family, asteraceae, compositae, family asteraceae, family compositae plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia | ||
| centaury any plant of the genus Centaurea | ||
| centaurea cyanus, bachelor's button, bluebottle, cornflower blowfly with iridescent blue body; makes a loud buzzing noise in flight | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- centaurea (n.)
A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).
