Centaurea


Definition: Meaning of, Centaurea in English to English dictionary.

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  1. knapweed; star thistle
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Centaurea used in phrases

  • Centaurea americana (noun)
    1. annual of southwestern United States cultivated for its purple flower heads and its bracts that resemble small baskets
  • Centaurea cineraria (noun)
    1. a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
  • Centaurea cyanus (noun)
    1. an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue, purple, pink or white flowers
  • Centaurea gymnocarpa (noun)
    1. a plant having leaves and stems covered with down that resembles dust
  • Centaurea imperialis (noun)
    1. perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
  • Centaurea moschata (noun)
    1. asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea
  • Centaurea nigra (noun)
    1. a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized
  • Centaurea scabiosa (noun)
    1. tall European perennial having purple flower heads
  • Centaurea solstitialis (noun)
    1. european weed having a winged stem and hairy leaves; adventive in the eastern United States
  • genus Centaurea (noun)
    1. knapweed; star thistle
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