| sweet sultan n. An Old World annual herb, (Centaurea moschata) in the composite family, widely cultivated for its showy, fragrant, varicolored flower heads. |
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| Noun | 1. |  sweet sultan - annual of Mediterranean to Portugal having hairy stems and minutely spiny-toothed leaves and large heads of yellow flowersthistle - any of numerous plants of the family Compositae and especially of the genera Carduus and Cirsium and Onopordum having prickly-edged leaves Cnicus, genus Cnicus - one species: blessed thistle |
| 2. | sweet sultan - perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Centaurea, genus Centaurea - knapweed; star thistle | |
| 3. | sweet sultan - Asian plant widely grown for its sweetly fragrant pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Centaurea flower - a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Amberboa, genus Amberboa - herbs of Mediterranean to central Asia cultivated for their flowers |
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