Definition of Centaurea

1. Noun. Knapweed; star thistle.


Definition of Centaurea

1. 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).

Definition of Centaurea

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Centaurea

Celticizing
Celtis
Celtis australis
Celtis laevigata
Celtis occidentalis
Celto-Germanic
Celtogermanic
Celts
Cenchrus
Cenchrus ciliaris
Cenchrus tribuloides
Cenozoic
Cenozoic era
Census Bureau
Centaur
Centaurea (current term)
Centaurea americana
Centaurea cineraria
Centaurea cyanus
Centaurea gymnocarpa
Centaurea imperialis
Centaurea moschata
Centaurea nigra
Centaurea scabiosa
Centaurea solstitialis
Centauria calcitrapa
Centaurium
Centaurium calycosum
Centaurium minus
Centaurium scilloides

Literary usage of Centaurea

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Flora of Pennsylvania by Thomas Conrad Porter, John Kunkel Small (1903)
"Centaurea L. Bracts of the involucre fimbriate or lacerate, not spiny. ... Centaurea Calcitrapa L. STAR THISTLE. (Man. p. 1035 ; 1. Ff 4080. ..."

2. Publications by English Dialect Society (1890)
"L. Centaurea Scabiosa. L. [Britten & Holland.] BACKEN. vb. To retard, keep back. [V. of Glos.] [F. of D.] [E.] BACKER. adv. Farther back. BACKFRIEND. sb. ..."

3. Curtis's Botanical Magazine, Or, Flower-garden Displayed by John Sims (1809)
"This plant has affinity with Centaurea montana (No. ... whence the feeds were received under the name of Centaurea ..."

4. The Phytologist: A Popular Botanical Miscellany edited by George Luxford, Edward Newman (1847)
"The figure represents the catkins mature, the specimen now received has them in a half-grown state.—E. Newman]. Remarks on Centaurea nigrescens, ..."

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