Centaurea

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:24:39

Cen`tau*re"a (?), n. [NL. See Centaury.] Bot.

A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles and including the cornflower or bluebottle (Centaurea Cyanus) and the star thistle (C. Calcitrapa).

 

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