hardheads

hard·head  (härdhd)

n.

1. A shrewd, tough person.

2. A stubborn, unmovable person.

3. pl. hardhead or hard·heads Any of several fishes having a bony head, especially the Atlantic croaker.

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hardheads [ˈhɑːdˌhɛdz]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) (functioning as singular) a thistle-like plant, Centaurea nigra, native to Europe and introduced into North America and New Zealand, that has reddish-purple flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites) Also called knapweed See also centaury [2]

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Noun

1.

hardheads - a weedy perennial with tough wiry stems and purple flowers; native to Europe but widely naturalized black knapweed, Centaurea nigra, lesser knapweed knapweed - any of various plants of the genus Centaurea having purple thistlelike flowers