Definition of Genus Centaurea

1. Noun. Knapweed; star thistle.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Centaurea

genus Catoptrophorus
genus Catostomus
genus Cattleya
genus Caulophyllum
genus Cavia
genus Cebuella
genus Cebus
genus Cecropia
genus Cedrela
genus Cedrus
genus Ceiba
genus Celastrus
genus Celosia
genus Celtis
genus Cenchrus
genus Centaurea (current term)
genus Centaurium
genus Centranthus
genus Centrocercus
genus Centrolobium
genus Centropomus
genus Centropristis
genus Centropus
genus Centrosema
genus Centunculus
genus Cephalanthera
genus Cephalopterus
genus Cephalotaxus
genus Cephalotus
genus Cepphus

Literary usage of Genus Centaurea

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

1. A Dictionary of Medical Terminology, Dental Surgery, and the Collateral Sciences by Chapin Aaron Harris (1855)
"A plant of the genus Centaurea. THISTLE, CARLISE. ... Blessed thistle, a plant of the genus Centaurea. THISTLE, LADIES'. ..."

2. The Weeds of New South Wales, Pt. I- by Joseph Henry Maiden (1920)
"We have several weeds and garden flowers belonging to the genus Centaurea in New South Wales, and therefore it will be useful to many to have a description ..."

3. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"The involucre of the genus Centaurea is not spiny, and the seeds have a very simple pappus, or none. The Blessed Thistle is a native of the Levant, ..."

4. The Ladies' Flower-garden of Ornamental Annuals. by Loudon (Jane) (1842)
"The Sweet Sultans were formerly considered to belong to the genus Centaurea, but have been separated from it by De Candolle. ..."

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