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centaurea

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centaurea [ˌsɛntɔːˈrɪə sɛnˈtɔːrɪə]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any plant of the genus Centaurea, which includes the cornflower and knapweed
[ultimately from Greek Kentauros the Centaur; see centaury]
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Noun1.centaurea - knapweedCentaurea - knapweed; star thistle              
genus Centaurea
asterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia
centaury - any plant of the genus Centaurea
bachelor's button, bluebottle, Centaurea cyanus, cornflower - an annual Eurasian plant cultivated in North America having showy heads of blue or purple or pink or white flowers
Centaurea imperialis, sweet sultan - perennial of mountains of Iran and Iraq; cultivated for its fragrant rose-pink flowers
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Late Spring and Summer: Campanula, Nemophila, Eschscholzia, Clarkia, Gypsophila, Centaurea, Linum, Lavatera, Nigella, Limnanthes, Cosmos, Reseda, Phacelia, Coreopsis, Nepeta, Persicaria, Sidalcea, Rudbeckia, Geranium, Achillea, Erigeron, Lonicera, Hydrangea, Solidago, Cotoneaster, Cynoglossum, Scabious, Anchusa, Lavendula, Origanum, Lythrum, Helenium, Thymus, Veronica and Hebe, Viburnum, Syringa, Fragaria, Rubus, Ligustrum, Potentilla, .
Buzzing with concern for the honey bee by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
2001) have isolated a number of flavonoid sulphates from roots and aerial parts of Centaurea bracteata Scop.
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