greater knapweed

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Noun1.greater knapweed - tall European perennial having purple flower headsgreater knapweed - tall European perennial having purple flower heads
Centaurea scabiosa, great knapweed
knapweed - any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers
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You may see meadow sweet, greater knapweed and yarrow, among others.
Walk OF THE WEEK; Going out; Making the most of your free time; BUCKDEN TO STARBOTTON HILLSIDE AND RIVER WALK, NORTH YORKSHIRE
He said: "I discovered that the main requirement of the bee is an abundance of greater knapweed, which is one of the special flowers of chalk grassland.
'Extinct' bee is found
Chuck in some claret hedge woundwort, white bladder campion and a little hoary bedstraw, greater knapweed and delightful pink bloody cranesbill.
WALK ON THE WILD SIDE; scruffy patch into riot of colour
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