Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A very extensive genus of herbaceous plants, natural order Compositæ, allied to the thistles.
- noun [lowercase] A plant of this genus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (
Centaurea Cyanus ) and the star thistle (Centaurea Calcitrapa ).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun knapweed; star thistle
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Examples
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The area includes forested hills and river valley with riverine forests of Platanus orientalis and species such as the endemic Centaura lactifolia (found near Koniskos village) and Centaurea kalambakensi.
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He notes that Iran has served as the center of origin for a vast number of species and genera, including Astragalus, Euphorbia, Acanthophyllum, Salvia, Heliotropium, and Centaurea.
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It is considered a speciation center for such genera as Astragalus, Acantholimon, Couisinia, Centaurea, Onobrychis.
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Weedy plants like Centaurea depressa are quite common nowadays (see picture).
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 5: Botanical 2003
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The weedy plant Centaurea depressa, which grows today in the arable fields below Sagalassos
Interactive Dig Sagalassos - Survey Report 5: Botanical 2003
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Among the more characteristic genera of the Bulgarian flora are the following: -- _Centaurea_, _Cirsium_, _Linaria_, _Scrophularia_,
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Sweet Sultan White June 2 ft. _Centaurea moschata_ good
The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming. Ellen Eddy Shaw
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Vegetation the same: a curious Antirrhinoid plant occurs out of flower, Echinops, Carduacea, and a curious Centaurea.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Scarlet-hued Poppies and Bluebottles (_Centaurea cyanus_).
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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Black Knapweed, the _Centaurea nigra_, is a common tough-stemmed composite weed growing in our meadows and cornfields, being well known by its heads of dull purple flowers, with brown, or almost black scales of the outer floral encasement.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure William Thomas Fernie
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